Album National Stamp Dealer Show September 28, 2013 from wintorbos

Birds' Eye View of Regina, Sask., Looking East

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 02:21:40 +0000

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Unused Warwick Bros. & Rutter card no. 1935.

McElhannie - Outlook - Post Folder - Greetings from The Outlook Country

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 02:21:03 +0000

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Front of the McElhannie postcard folder promoting land purchases in the Outlook, Saskatchewan area.

North-East Residence District, Weyburn

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 02:18:37 +0000

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East Side, Swift Current, Sask.

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 02:17:22 +0000

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December 30, 1907 letter from a Sara Dodds to Mrs. W. H. McLean, Minnedosa, Man., conveying the usual vague New Year's greetings.

First Baptist Church, Winnipeg, Man.

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 02:04:22 +0000

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Valentine & Sons no. 105,164, mailed from Calmar, Alta., to Mr. A. D. Rouse, Corn Hill, Kings Co., N.B., Canada.

Deer Lodge, at Silver Heights, Winnipeg.

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 02:01:46 +0000

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MacFarlane card HA.110. The stamp has been removed but there is enough of the cancellation to show that it was sent or received in December 1906. The message on the front is presumably in Flemish. The sender is J. B. Vigneron of St. Boniface and the recipient appears to be a Mr. St. Elfons Van de Broeck (?), "school master"), Lovenjoul by Leuven, Belgium. The handwriting is difficult to read.

The card is quite intricately coloured, making for a convincing overall effect.

Same image on www.ipernity.com/doc/wintorbos/44381896 (possibly the work of Barrowclough).

John Hawk's Farm, Near Medicine Hat, N.W.T.

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:59:10 +0000

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Posted June 16, 1907 at Winnipeg, this is by C. S. Co. as indicated. Mailed without a message to Mr. H. H. Simmons, 21 Eagle St., Schenectady, New York.

Before the Railroad. Six Horse Freight Team, Casta. Alta.

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:58:46 +0000

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This was mailed in Port Elgin, Ont., in 1913. No maker is indicated, but it looks like the work of the C. S. Co. "Casta" may be a misprint for "Castor", a town in central Alberta. This is one of those postcards whose appeal seems to be enhanced by wear.

Main Street Looking South, Thessalon, Ont.

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:58:11 +0000

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Postmarked August 31, 1912 to Miss A. Grindell of Everton, Ont., with an enthusiastic message as follows: "Dear Aunt Annie: I had a fine time in "the Soo. The Corrie's and Campbell's were *very* nice to me. I had a splendid little trip down there to-day. Everyone on the boat was so nice I wanted to stay right on it. I have a boarding-house for the present anyway. I think I shall like the town. Winnie."

The card was published by J. A. McLarty of Thessalon with the number J. M. 2649. McLarty's Drug Store is visible on the left side of the street.

It looks like this a Stedman card but that is not stated. It is included in Smith's Stedman guide, however, so there can be little doubt that it's by Stedman.

Drive near C.P.R. Hotel, Banff, Alta.

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:56:25 +0000

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Posted at Pincher Creek, Alta., September 16, 1905 to Mrs. A. J. Lee of Mount Royal Vale in Montreal. Card by Bailey Bros., Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C. No. 65 in some series or other.

Branding Cattle - Medicine Hat.

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:51:46 +0000

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Mailed to Miss Jessie M. Oakes of Dundas, Ontario. Cancel is Moose Jaw & Calgary R.P.O., date indistinct but the Hamilton transfer (above) and Dundas receiver are both March 17, 1905.

Back is undivided with the common "Private Post Card" in the arched banner, although with an unusual "Souvenir" printed above the banner.

The Edmonton to Strathcona Ferry

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:50:09 +0000

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Mailed March 17, 1908 from Edmonton to Mrs. J. W. Brill of Bolton Centre, Quebec. No indication of maker.

[Dam construction, Minnedosa, Man.]

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:49:08 +0000

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Message is dated October 7, 1910 and the card was mailed at Minnedosa. Addressee was Miss Grace I. Peters, 216 N. Marks St., Ft. William, Ontario. Part of the message reads: "This card is a picture of the work going on at 'dam' sight. Quite a change from the quiet walk through the bushes. Keep it."

The dam on the Little Saskatchewan River created Lake Minnedosa, initially a hydro reservoir but since the 1930s used for recreation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnedosa_Lake

McLeod District Wheat Field

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:48:13 +0000

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Interesting Stedman sample card (see image of back).

24th Street Looking East, Macleod, Alta., Canada

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:47:41 +0000

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Rumsey & Co. sample card, demonstrating their Double Tone Collotype cards (see image of back).

Manitoba Government Telephone Building, Winnipeg, Man.

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:47:03 +0000

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Valentine & Sons 105,183, showing the Telephone Building on Cumberland Avenue (I believe it is). Card mailed January 22, 1910 to Miss Fay Winslow, Chelsea Green P.O., London, Ontario.

"London" is written in a rather low-slung hand that made it look a lot like "Windsor", where in fact the card was sent, as indicated by the Windsor receiver. There is a very faint stamp next to this showing a hand with a finger pointing at the Windsor receiver. Inscribed in the hand is the word "Missent" and next to it is some sort of text that starts with "Please ..." It is too faint to make out. I've never seen this "hand" stamp before.

Y.W.C.A. Building, Winnipeg, Man.

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:46:35 +0000

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The Y.W.C.A., building. Valentine and Sons card no. 105,191.

24th Street looking east, Macleod, Alta., Canada [back with Rumsey & Co. pricing]

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:46:09 +0000

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Double Tone Collotype advertisement by Rumsey & Co., giving prices.

Mt. Rundle, Banff, Alta. [back with Albertype Co. pricing]

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:45:35 +0000

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Albertype Co.'s Sepia-Delft process described and priced in great detail. It may be that the similar series of cards produced by Russell Lang & Co. and others were really made by Albertype Co. The large Winnipeg viewbook sold by Russell's bookstore was produced by Albertype, so there was definitely a connection between the Russell company and Albertype.

Mt. Rundle, Banff, Alta.

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:44:38 +0000

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No. 60 in the Harmon & Dixon series, showing Mt. Rundle at Banff. This was a sample card showing off the results of the Albertype Co.'s "Sepia-Delft" process (see text on back).