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 product availability; card punctured with a round hole; card sent from Lyman, Sons & Co., Montreal, Quebec 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 17, 1894"
August 17, 1894
Date Remarks
Printed on item
Material
paper: cream
ink: black
Inscriptions
Printed on address side: "CANADA POST CARD // THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE // MONTREAL // 18 // AU 17 // 94 // CANADA // CANADA POSTAGE // ONE CENT // CANADA"; handwritten in on address side: "Messrs. J. D. B. Fraser & Son // Pictou // N. S."; printed on message side: "To // Messrs J. D.B. Fraser & Son // Pictou // FROM // LYMAN, SONS & CO. // 382 TO 386 ST. PAUL STREET, MONTREAL// August 17th 1894 // Gentlemen: // He was short the milking tubes on // your esteemed order of the 14th last but we are // expecting them to arrive tomorrow, and // will then forward them with the ear-spoon // by mail. Regretting the delay, we are // Yours very truly, // Lyman Sons & Co // per G. L. Walters”
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; ink on message side of post card is blurred; shows faint reverse image of another message imprinted on card
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.