These patriotic postcards are characterized by the symbols of a beaver superimposed against a green maple leaf, arrayed against the Red Ensign flag. The beaver sits on a log on a mound with the word “Canada” below in an arc. Mike Smith, in his upcoming Second Edition of his Canadian Patriotic, Heraldic & Royalty Postcard Handbook 1898–1938, attributes the publisher to be The Canadian View Card Co., Series 7, however, the cards are sometimes printed with a local publisher, such as is the case of the Niagara Falls cards, where R.P. Slater or F. Le Blond Jr. is printed on the card front. The cards appear to date to about 1902.


