Rectangular cream card stock pre-printed Canada Post business postcard indicating the handwritten addressee on one side and handwritten message on the reverse; predominantly on the front top is the Canada Post card information printed in gray; on the front there is one hand cancelled stamp in black…
Rectangular cream card stock pre-printed Canada Post business postcard indicating the handwritten addressee on one side and handwritten message on the reverse; predominantly on the front top is the Canada Post card information printed in gray; on the front there is one hand cancelled stamp in black ink and a preprinted image of woman’s profile possibly Queen Mary; handwritten account tallies on front; recipients name is handwritten in black ink; reverse has handwritten message regarding receipt of shipment; card has been punctured with a round hole; card sent from J. B. McKay, to J. D. B. Fraser & Son, in Pictou, Nova Scotia.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
Dates
May 25 2014
Date Remarks
Printed on item
Material
paper: cream
ink: black
graphite: grey
Inscriptions
Printed on address side: "CANADA POST CARD // THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE // CANADA POSTAGE // ONE CENT // STELLARTON MY 26 // 94 // N. S.’; handwritten on address side: " J. D. B. Fraser & Son // Pictou"; stamped on message side: "Pictou N. S. // MY 28 // 94"; handwritten on message side: "Stellarton // May 25th 1894 // Gentlemen. - // X. L. all // to hand. A draft - // on Sept. 1st will // suit me. Possibly // I may require a // few bbls more // Yours very truly // J. B. M. Kay"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Business Correspondence and Invoices Binder pg.
Dimension Notes
Length 13.9 cm x Width 8.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper yellowed, shows minor wear and surface shows grime
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Belongs to set of 36 postcards from 1890s addressed to J. D. B. Fraser & Son, Druggists in Pictou, Nova Scotia.