Valentine 100,000+ numbered series

Twilight view, in Valentine's "MEZZOGRAPH" series, printed in Great Britain. Sent without a message to Miss Mossop, 8, Park Terrace, Lindal-in-Furness, Ulverston, England, which I understand is in Lancashire (now Cumbria). Mailed June 24, 1911 at Montreal.

I have two of these, both unused, no. 107,232 of Valentine & Sons.

Unused Valentine & Sons card no. 101,768.

Interesting image of a Grand Trunk train. Posted at Hamilton, Ontario, May 3, 1908 to Miss W. Green, Danson Park Stables, Welling, Kent, England. No. 102,198 in the Valentine & Sons series. Undivided back.

Valentine & Sons no. 100,044: "This is the very sort of train I spent a week in they are very big engines out here the one we came by was froze once and would not go." Undivided back, not addressed or posted.

Similar to the Field card, this has a message from Annie and Horace regarding the same birthday. The message is dated August 29, 1913. Valentine & Sons no. 100,441 (if I'm reading it right).

Mailed March 28, 1911 to Miss L. Price, 26 Arden Road, Birchfields, Birmingham, England. No message. Valentine & Sons 100,151.

Unused card, no. 102,799 in the Valentine & Sons series.

Addressed to Miss L. Price, 26 Arden Road, Birchfields, Birmingham, England (addressee of many of these cards. No. 101,235 in the Valentine & Sons series. No message. Postmarked July 30, 1908 at Hamilton, Ont.

To Miss K. A. Bridge, Heaton Park, Manchester, England "With kind regards, Violet Farries, Winnipeg, 1/18/1912. The Valentine number is cut off (it's at lower left), except for the very tops of the numbers, which suggest that it could be 100,527.

Valentine & Sons no. 102,696, addressed to the famous Miss L. Price, 26 Arden Road, Birchfields, Birmingham, England. "Oct. 11/13 Dear Lizzie, We had a nice holiday in the country this year for two weeks, also very nice weather. I expect to see my nephew from Hamilton on Thanksgiving Day which falls on the 20th of this month. With love, Ernest."

"This bridge divides Canada from the United States of America. It was this bridge that caused the Battle of Lundy Lane to be fought between USA & Great Britain. The Americans retiring after the battle. A monument is erected close by in Lundy Lane cemetery in rememberance [sic] of the men who fell in the battle." (written across entire back). This card is Valentine & Sons no. 108,052.

Letter sent to Miss E. R. Bush, High Croft, Nr. Frome, Somerset, England: "Aug. 29th. Hello Rosalie - Just a thought from Canada. How goes the world with you? I went this trip the first Summer I spent in Canada. It is grand. Have just returned home from a little holiday. Accept my love for Auld Lang Syne. My days are busy ones. Full up with all sorts of interest. Ambulance work to the fore now. Yours etc. M. Millard, 11 Poplar Plains, Toronto." (I can see about where that is out the window -- the card has come almost full circle after spending 101 years in England!) It is Valentine & Sons no. 101,731 and was posted at Toronto on August 30, 1912.

Valentine & Sons card no. 101,825, posted March 11, 1907 at Hamilton to M. E. Nash, 129 Victoria Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The letter reads: "222 Charlton Ave. W., Hamilton, Ont. Canada. Dear Eadie, just a line to let you know we have changed our address once again + Sam is not going to bother about the club again as he has bought a house so he does not think he will ever live in England again, will write again soon as I am coming how. Love to all believe me. Your sincerely friend, M. E. T."

Addressed to Miss M. Kinnell, 7 Gillespie Place, Edinburgh, Scotland and posted at Hamilton, Ont., on September 23, 1907. "Your cards are certainly the nicest views I get anywhere, must be a beautiful country all right enough. The rapids shown in this view here are very fierce, boil + roar, and kick up quite a racket. A man was mad enough some years ago to try + swim them but that was his "finish". Sincerely, EBT." Valentine & Sons no. 100,843. Note the admonition on the front of the card to "just pass by" the writer's North American slang.

Postmarked at Brantford, August 17, 1907, a Valentine & Sons undivided back card with the 100,000 series number cut off at lower right. Published for the Canada Railway News Co., Ltd., Toronto and addressed to Miss E. Niven, 16 Wellington St., Greenock, Scotland R. G.

Valentine & Sons divided-back card no. 100,075, mailed at Montreal on February 15, 1906. Addressed to Miss Seymour, 20 Manchester Square, London W., England with the message: "D. S. Just a P.C. hope you are well we are all fine having lots of snow yesterday and to day hoping to see you soon. Best regards to all. Yours T. P. M. (??), From Montreal."

Valentine & Sons card no. 600,284, addressed to Miss L. Rayner, 180 Beaconsfield Rd., Norwich, Norfolk, England. No message and not mailed.