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; recipients name is handwritten in black ink; reverse has pre-printed message with handwritten details regarding receipt of payment; card has been punctured with a round hole; card sent from Davis & Lawrence Co’y, 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 29, 1894"
May 29, 1894
Date Remarks
Printed on item
Material
paper: cream
ink: black, blue
Inscriptions
Printed on address side: "CANADA POST CARD // THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE // CANADA POSTAGE // ONE CENT // MONTREAL // 21 // MY 29 // 94 // CANADA"; handwritten in on address side: "Messrs. J. D. B. Fraser & Son // Pictou // N. S."; printed on message side: Montreal, " May 29th 1894 // Messrs J. D. B. Fraser // Pictou N. S. // Sir, Your favor of the is to hand, enclosing // note for Eighty five 09/100 Dollars ($85. 09/100) // in settlement of invoice 16th Oct. 93 // For which please accept our thanks. // Yours truly, // DAVIS & LAWRENCE CO'Y (LIMITED.) // Per”.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010 Assorted Binder C pg 6 b
Dimension Notes
Length 13.9 cm x Width 8.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper yellowed, shows minor wear and surface shows grime; minor faint brown stains on both sides