Recreation and Vacationing

Postmarked at Montreal on October 27, 1908. Valentine & Sons no. 103,018. Addressed to Miss L. Price, 26 Arden Rd., Birchfields, Birmingham, England (one of many cards I have that were addressed to her).

Real photo card, unused, on classic Canadian Velox back indicating a date of 1904 or 1905.

A Pugh Manufacturing Co. card, addressed to Miss L. Wood, High Wt., Droitwich, Worcestershire, England (the writer had a bit of trouble spelling "Worcestershire"): "Dear Lizzie, Thanks very much for the present you sent me. XXX Elsie."

Valentine & Sons card no. 101,094: "This is where the pleasant days are spent in Summer time. I love the boat races." Not postally used.

Valentine & Sons card 101,367 with this message written across the whole back: "Dear Little May, I hope you will have a happy Birthday and lots of good things guess I am rather early. I do hope you are better. Little Lidie must feal very proud of his 2 sisters. You must hurry up and get well it will soon be time to go to the seaside and make sand pies, kiss Lidie and Baby for me tell them Pat is coming to see them soon. Love and kisses, from Pat XXXXXX"

Unused Valentine & Sons card no. 105,417.

Warwick Bros. & Rutter, no. 2147, published for Estey & Curtis Co., Limited of Hartland, N.B. Posted August 6, 1909 at what appears to be Plaster Rock, N.B. (partial split-ring) to Mrs. C. T. Boyer, East F'ville [Florenceville], Car[leton] Co., N.B.

Valentine & Sons card no. 105,146. Posted at Winnipeg Canada Station 3 on Feb. 27, 1910. "Dear Myrtle: Have been waiting for a card for a long time. I have sent two since I heard from you last. Lill got your card today and was glad to hear from you. I suppose you are busy now. I am that busy that I do not know what I'm doing. I suppose there is quite a few people in Bolingbroke now. I guess I can't get any more on this card. From Pim." To Miss Myrtle Norris, Bolingbroke, Ont., Canada

Sharp, excellent image of "beachgoers" in Prince Albert. The enormous ladies' hats were clearly the style in 1912, as similar ones appear in the similar Lyall RPPCs of Winnipeg Beach from that same summer. Note that this card has been sent to France, with the stamp on the front as appears to have been required of postcards sent to France, Belgium and other countries.