Nova Scotia

A second "Greetings from Halifax" card, c. 1901-1903, this one featuring the famous Town Clock and Citadel Hill.

One of two cards from Halifax with an unused, undivided, "Private Post Card" back. Likely c. 1901-1903, although conceivably a bit earlier. I am not very familiar with Maritimes cards. This card features three attractive scenes (each individually labelled) from the Public Gardens in Halifax.

Back of the two Halifax cards.

Posted October 4, 1904 at Truro, N.S., showing the Intercolonial Railway station Warwick Bros. & Rutter no. 192, a very early undivided back. Message: "We arrived all Right on the 15th at Mtl (?) and 20th at Truro."

This is a very early MacFarlane card without the MacFarlane identification. It has the Halifax coat of arms on the front. The card was mailed on January 5, 1903 at Halifax to Miss H. (?) Field, Strathfield, Leamington, Warwickshire, England. No message. Has the typical "Private Mailing Card" back.

By Henry Hechler of Halifax, dated July 15, 1901 and addressed to Mr. Leo W. Geisler, Sr., Amsterdam Ave and 105th St. "Drug Store", Manhattan Bor., New York, U.S.A. The cancels on the back (see image) are slightly odd as it appears that the postmark reads [19]05 -- it seems possible that the original stamp was torn off and another attached at a later date but I can't quite figure out why. The note on the front appears to be suggesting that liquor is hard to come by in Halifax.

Valentine & Sons no. 100,004 postmarked December 7, 1909 to Miss Lenton, Glen Cove, Chester and marked "Doris for her collection": "Very many thanks for your P.C. You was smart. We got up ?? soon after 10 and as you see landed all safe. It's a lovely day to-day. I'm not feeling Chester-sick, though Sat. can come round. K. has a pict. your you when you come up. Love to ... Tuesday. Rose." This would be to Chester, Nova Scotia.

No. 212 in the original MacFarlane "Private Mailing Card" series. Unused.

Published by J. R. Findlay, Halifax, N.S. Unused.

Unused Valentine & Sons card from Nova Scotia.

This one is addressed to Mrs. John Stookberry, 60 Atlantic Terrace, Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.A. and was posted at Halifax on July 3, 1903. I have a copy of this MacFarlane card already, but I liked the message on this one: "The Queen Hotel is old and dingy, but has an excellent table. The town is a disappointment. The harbour is wonderfully good but the town is far from picturesque, save for the Citadel and some few fine old buildings. H. W. P."

Unused card by Connolly, the Stationer, Barrington Street, Halifax, N.S. (the stamp box identifies it as produced by "The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y."

Unused card by Connolly, the Stationer, Barrington Street, Halifax, N.S.

Unused Valentine & Sons card no. 110,596.

Montreal Import Co. card no. 902, posted at Faversham (Eng.) on August 4, 1911 to Mrs. A. Rowden, 67 Charles St., Gillingham: "Dear Aunt, I shall start from here by the 25 minutes to 3 train. I shall be about half an hour running up. I think that is the one you mean. With Love, Linda."

Toronto Litho card from the 1898 series, unused. Back pasted over from having been in a scrapbook.

Unused card, no publisher indicated.

Apparently a Pugh card no. 493-1, printed in England and posted July 6, 1911 in West Ba--- (U.S.A.) to Miss Isabel C. Crane, 403 Washington St., Quincy, Mass.