View Cards with Private Mailing Card backs
This W.G. MacFarlane postcard, “Nova Scotia Horseless Carriage Oxmobile.” is the design associate with earliest recoded use in Mike Smith’s book.
Below, the reverse of the card showing the “Private Mailing Card” back, associated with the early MacFarlane cards.
Below, the reverse of the card showing the “Private Mailing Card” back, associated with the early MacFarlane cards.
This W.G. MacFarlane postcard, “Harbour Front, Sydney, C.B.” is the earliest use I have encountered in this series. The card was mailed from Sydney on July 22, 1902 with a 1¢ QV Numeral to Womelsdorf, PA, USA.
Below, the reverse of the card showing the earliest “Private Mailing Card” back, associated with the earliest MacFarlane series.
Below, the reverse of the card showing the earliest “Private Mailing Card” back, associated with the earliest MacFarlane series.
Below, a second example mailed from Sydney on September 2, 1902 with a 1¢ QV Numeral.
This W.G. MacFarlane postcard, “Sydney, Cape Breton” was mailed from Sydney on September 22 1902 with a 1¢ QV Numeral.
This W.G. MacFarlane postcard, no. 78 “A Typical Cattle Ranch in the North-West Territories of Canada” is the earliest use I have encountered in this series. The card was mailed from Calgary on December 11, 1902 with a 2 QV Numeral to Nottingham, England.
Below, the reverse of the card showing the earliest “Private Mailing Card” back, associated with the earliest MacFarlane series.
Below, the reverse of the card showing the earliest “Private Mailing Card” back, associated with the earliest MacFarlane series.
This W.G. MacFarlane postcard shows “St. John’s Newfoundland” . The card was mailed from Newfoundland Royal Family 1¢ QV stamp, first issued in 1898, to Wales.
Below, the reverse of the card showing the “Private Mailing Card” back, associated with the earliest MacFarlane series.
Below, the reverse of the card showing the “Private Mailing Card” back, associated with the earliest MacFarlane series.
This W.G. MacFarlane postcard shows “Yarmouth, N.S.” . The card was mailed from Metachan River N.S. with a 1¢ QV stamp to Newark, NJ, USA.
Below, the reverse of the card showing the “Private Mailing Card” back, associated with the earliest MacFarlane series.
Below, the reverse of the card showing the “Private Mailing Card” back, associated with the earliest MacFarlane series.
This W.G. MacFarlane postcard, no. 72, shows “City Hall and Volunteer Monument, Winnipeg” . The card was mailed from Winnipeg on Oct 14, 1903 with a 1¢ KEVII stamp to Coal Creek, Colorado, USA, where it was received October 18.
Below, the reverse of the card.
Below, the reverse of the card.
This W.G. MacFarlane postcard, no. 72, shows “View from the Grand Hotel, Yarmouth, N.S.” . The card was mailed from Yarmouth on September 7, 1903 with a 2¢ KEVII stamp to Melbourne, Australia.
Below, the reverse of the card.
Below, the reverse of the card.
Patriotic Postcards with Private Mailing Card backs
W.G. MacFarlane appears to have released their black and white view cards, and, about the same time, several series of patriotic postcards, one showing Evangeline, and a pair of series with a non-embossed City of Halifax crest in either pink or blue colour, as shown below, with the early Private Mailing Card backs, starting about 1902.
These patriotic postcards appear generally of the same design as the view cards, other than the added crest.
The earliest card I’ve come across in this series so far is postally used on July 6, 1902. If you know of earlier dates, please let me know.
The earliest card I’ve come across in this series so far is postally used on July 6, 1902. If you know of earlier dates, please let me know.
This W.G. MacFarlane postcard series with Evangeline’s profile, showing “Cape Blomidon, near Wolfville, N.S.” The card was mailed from Wolfville on July 23, 1902 with a 1¢ QV stamps to Westport Point, Massachusetts, USA.
Below, the reverse of the card, with a July 24 receiver.
Below, the reverse of the card, with a July 24 receiver.
This W.G. MacFarlane patriotic postcard from Series 24C, shows “The Prince’s Lodge, Halifax, N.S.” The card was mailed from Halifax on July 6, 1902 with two 1¢ QV stamps to Berne, Switzerland.
Below, the reverse of the card, with a July 18 receiver.
Below, the reverse of the card, with a July 18 receiver.
This W.G. MacFarlane patriotic postcard from Series 24C, shows “The Fleet in Halifax Harbour” The card was mailed from Halifax on August 10, 1902 with a 1¢ QV stamp to the USA.
Below, the reverse of the card.
Below, the reverse of the card.
Another early W.G. MacFarlane patriotic postcard, card no. 26 from Series 24B, showing the pink version of the City of Halifax crest, has been added. This card has the earliest Private Mailing Card back, mailed June 23, 1903 from Halifax with a 2¢ QV numeral stamp (a week before the KEVII stamps were issued), to Argentina. The card bears a June 25th NYC transit marking.
This W.G. MacFarlane patriotic postcard from Series 24B, shows “The Fleet in Halifax Harbour” The card was mailed from Halifax on August 10, 1902 with a 2¢ KEVII stamp to Montenegro.
Below, the reverse of the card, with a Perzagno receiver.
Below, the reverse of the card, with a Perzagno receiver.
