Valentine 100,000+ numbered series

Valentine & Sons, no. 107,472, unused.

Valentine & Sons, no. 102,178 (or maybe 118). Unused. Depicting the steamer "Prescott".

Posted, with a nice dark cancel over a Champlain tercentenary stamp, at Yarmouth on August 19, 1908 to Mrs. Edith Hawes, Sherborn, Mass., U.S.A.: "This place is noted for its dense fogs and we had pretty near a week of it at one time, Florence Margueritte." Valentine & Sons no. 101,975.

Valentine & Sons no. 101,873, posted at Londonderry, (N.S.), August 12, 1910 to Mrs. E. E. Bacon, 30 Walnut St., Medford, Mass., with a short letter from M. E. Spencer.

Valentine & Sons no. 111,313, with a letter across the entire back, apparently page 5 of a longer letter, reading "This is the main street, the post office, Y.M.C.A. building, most of the Churches and the College are on this treat. This part of the town is known as down town. It is about a quarter of a mile from the stores on Inglis St. The square is also on this street. I guess you must of been glad to get out Sunday. Lester is getting good pay, if he keeps it up, he ..."

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.

Posted September 1, 1908 at Yarmouth to Miss Cargill, Summer St., Franklin, Mass.: "Monday. Been deep sea fishing today - got 19 cod - some weighing 8 lbs. Mabel was a little sick - Beautiful weather and 15 in the house - fine party - am burned to a blister. "Billy Buster" sleeps with Mabel & I - looking for yours tomorrow." Valentine & Sons no. 101,972.

Valentine & Sons, no. 105,542. Unused.

Valentine & Sons no. 103,945. Unused. The correct spelling of the Basin is, of course, "Minas".

Valentine & Sons, no. 101,115. Posted in September 1908 to Miss Rachel Washburn, South Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Valentine & Sons no. 101,176, unused.

Valentine & Sons no. 101,957, unused.

Valentine-Black card 115,272 with no initials afterward. Unused. Printed descriptive text on reverse.

Valentine-Black card no. 112,448 J.V., posted February 24, 1932 to Mrs Josiah Gordon, 236 Fulton Terrace, Cliffside Park, N.J.: "Nothing to do but travel. I wonder where I'll land next. Muriel."

Valentine & Sons no. 105,635, unused. "Published by J. & A. M'Millan, St. John, N.B."

Mailed September 6, 1939, 5 days after Canada declared war on Germany. Hence the message: "Dear Marj. I am right in the war district. Nothing but soldiers up here. Woo. Woo. AYF, Ethyl." (To Miss Marjorie Sherwood, 415 E. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale, California." Valentine-Black card 115,238 (note that "V.B." replaced "J.V." next to the serial numbers on the Valentine-Black cards).

Unused Valentine & Sons no. 100,933.