Postcard exchanges

This Valentine & Sons moonlight card (no. 101,806) was sent by Alfred J. Clark with the typewritten message: "139 Spadina Ave. Toronto, Ont. , Canada 19.2.1911 Dear Miss Leech, Shall be glad to exchange cards with you Mr. T. Walker as [has?] done collecting so gave me your address. I shall be gald to hear from you SOON. What kind do [you?] like. Yours Etc. Alfred J. Clark." Interestingly this message is typed across the entire back but there is a cancelled stamp in the stamp box -- it looks as though the card was mailed in an envelope and then Miss Leech cut the stamp off the envelope and pasted it over the stamp box on the card. Kind of a pretty moonlight card showing the amusement park at Hanlan's Point on Toronto Island.

Souvenir Private Post Card postmarked November 22, 1907 to Miss Oliva Pinhale, Bayfield P.O., Ont. Undivided back. I have a second copy of this without then stains. "Please send me a P.C. of Bayfield Methodist Church. Yours, Amy G. Armitage, Boissevain."

Published by The Stanfield-Smith Co. Limited of Truro. The Stanfield name is now associated with their underwear factory that is still in operation in Truro, and also with the Hon. Robert Stanfield, who came within a few votes of becoming Prime Minister of Canada in 1972. The card was posted on Octover 16, 1908 as part of a postcard exchange. It sees to have a 1d. postage due stamp on it as it was franked with a 1c stamp only (to Mr. Claude F. Scothon, 55 Windsor Street, Nottingham, England): "Would you kindly send me some views of Nottingham and if you wish it I will send more of Truro. Address Eva M. Purcell, P.). Box 517 Truro, N.S., Colchester Co., Canada."

Another in the "Typical Girl" series, posted at Moose Jaw on September 8, 1907 to Miss Ruby Adam, 112 Park Road, Peterborough, England: "My Dear Ruby, I am sending you a few Post Cards for your album. Uncle Stewart". This card is not recorded by Smith, who has only a Post Office from Moose Jaw in this Atkinson Brothers series.

H. C. Leighton Co (St. John) card no. 1800, posted at Saint John on April 9, 1906 to A. Francis Anderson, Box 405, Port Townsend, Wash.: "St. John N.B. Apr. 9th/06 Kindly exchange card and favour. Miss Jennie Carrier, 74 Watson St., St. John West, N.B."

Image of the back of the "Pabineau Falls" card, part of an international exchange, it seems.

First of three cards mailed to Maxine Baumann, Les Saules, Gagny (S & O) France that seem to illustrate how cards were supposed to be sent to France (with stamp on front, and the words POST CARD replaced with the notation "Printed Matter" (and "over" written on the stamp box). This card bears Miss Baumann's ink receipt stamp, including the number 21674. See separate image of the back. Valentine & Sons no. 102,289.

One of the three cards addressed to Maxinen Baumann, Les Saules, Gagny (S & O) France. This one is from N. Bowes, Halifax. It has the stamped receipt on the back (no. 23,478) with the (apparently required) notations "Printed Matter" and "Over" (in the stamp box) written by the sender. Valentine & Sons, no. 107,106.

Third of the cards mailed to Miss Maxine Baumann, this one on July 3, 1911, with her receipt stamp. This one is from Howard V. Cornfield, 48 Duke St. West, St. John, New Brunswcik, Canada. Howard hasn't followed the French postal rules quite as meticulously as Nellie Bowes (see other cards) but he has most of the stamp on the front, at least (perhaps it was done that way so that the Canadian postmaster would see the edge of the stamp on the other side and not think the card was unstamped.) The words "POST CARD" have been taped over on the back and a French ink stamp records the card's receipt on July 11, 1911 with a reply on July 30, 1911. There is also a serial number stamped on the back.