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 handwritten message about advertising pamphlets; card punctured with a round hole; card sent from T. J. Cooke & Co., Montreal 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
"August 2, 1894"
August 2, 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 // MONTREAL // 14 AU 2 // 94 // CANADA // CANADA POSTAGE // ONE CENT // CANADA"; handwritten in on address side: "Messrs. J. D. B. Fraser & Son // Pictou // N. S."; stamped on message side: "T. J. COOKE & CO., // GENERAL AGENTS // 20 St. Peter St, Montreal"; handwritten on message side: "Montreal Aug 2/ 94 // Dear Sirs // In a few days we shall // receive a line of advertising pamphlets // from the (illegible) Co. Philadelphia and // shall be pleased to send you some on receipt // of same. // yours truly // T. S. Cooke & Co.”
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; several faint brown stains on both sides
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.