This Toronto Litho Co. Ltd. pioneer postcard from their Canadian Cities Series illustrating one of the two Quebec City designs has been mailed with a 2¢ QV Numeral stamp from Toronto on April 22, 1903 to Miss Nora von Fallot, at 56 Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan with a Tokyo receiving cancel dated May 18, 1903, on the reverse.
Below, the reverse of the card. The card contains extensive social history, with the author, Carla, noting that last Wednesday she had seen Sir Oliver Mowat’s funeral procession, and that she attended the Diocese of Toronto Women’s Auxiliary meeting last week, where Miss Cartwright was elected 1st vice president.
Below, the reverse of the card. The card contains extensive social history, with the author, Carla, noting that last Wednesday she had seen Sir Oliver Mowat’s funeral procession, and that she attended the Diocese of Toronto Women’s Auxiliary meeting last week, where Miss Cartwright was elected 1st vice president.
A Montreal Import Co. card illustrating Quebec Chateau Frontenac from Market, Lower Town, mailed from Quebec to Moscow, Russia, December 20, 1904. with a Moscow receiving cancel.
Below, the front of the card.
Below, the front of the card.
Above, a postcard depicting “Winter Life”, mailed November 19, 1905 from Montreal to M. Jules Estbinchoff, aboard the “Descartes” in Saigon, French China.
Below, reverse of card
Below, reverse of card
This postcard by The Picture Postcard Company of Ottawa illustrates shows Old Prescott Gate, Quebec mailed March 28, 1906 to Shanghai, China, with an April 2 1906 San Francisco transit cancel and a May 3, 1906 Shanghai receiving cancel.
Below, the reverse of the card.
Below, the reverse of the card.
