Rectangular cream card stock pre-printed American business postcard indicating the typed addressee on one side and the message on the reverse with the sender’s information; predominantly on the front top is the American postal card information printed in sepia brown; on the front there are two hand…
Rectangular cream card stock pre-printed American business postcard indicating the typed addressee on one side and the message on the reverse with the sender’s information; predominantly on the front top is the American postal card information printed in sepia brown; on the front there are two hand cancelled stamps in black ink and a preprinted image of a man's face possibly George Washington, surrounded by a wreath; one hand cancelled stamp indicates the place of origin and date while the other has a number surrounded by a series of lines; the recipients name is typed from a manual typewriter in purple ink; the reverse indicates in typed purple ink the date printed, name and address of the sender and a message regarding a drug order; with illegible marks in pencil under the pre-printed business name.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
Printed on front: "POSTAL CARD - ONE CENT. // United States of America // THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY" ; "NEW YORK // DEC 3 // 630 PM // 84”; "J. D. B. Fraser & Son, // Pictou, N. S."; printed on message side of postcard: "New York, 12 Mo., 3 1894 // J. D. B. Fraser & Son, // Pictou, N.S. // Respected Friends: We await your reply to our letter of the // 24th ult. regarding order for Manh. Ovals. Shall // we enter order for 4oz. size as explained? // Respectfully, // WHITALL, TATUM & CO., // P.O. Box 1866 46 & 48 Barclay Street."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Business Correspondence and Invoices Binder pg.
Dimension Notes
Length 14.0 cm x Width 8.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper yellowed, edges show minor wear, purple ink slightly smudged
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Belongs to set of 36 business correspondence postcards from 1890s addressed to J. D. B. Fraser & Son, Druggists in Pictou, Nova Scotia.