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 subscription dues; card has been punctured with a round hole; card sent from S. F. Huestis, to J D B Fraser & Son in Pictou, Nova Scotia; handwritten calculations on front.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
Dates
"July 10, 1894"
July 10, 1894
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 // HALIFAX N.S. // 2 // JY 10 // 94 // CANADA POSTAGE // ONE CENT // CANADA"; handwritten in on address side: "Messrs. J. D. B. Fraser & Son // Pictou // N. S."; printed on message side: "WESLEYAN OFFICE, // Halifax // July 10 1894 // Your attention is respectfully called // to the date which appears on the address // label of your "Wesleyan." It shows that // your subscription is paid to Dec 92 // which leaves $3.00 due to Dec 94 // Our terms are $1.50 per year when // paid in advance, and subscribers must // comply with these terms. // We do not wish to lose a single // subscriber, and trust that you will com - // municate with us without delay. // Yours truly, S. F. HUESTIS // Publisher.”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
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.