Album To France from wintorbos

Pretty Scene at Oxford, N.S.

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:37:23 +0000

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.

Pabineau Falls, showing Club House, near Bathurst

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:36:32 +0000

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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.

Pabineau Falls, showing Club House, near Bathurst [reverse]

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:36:09 +0000

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Image of the back of the "Pabineau Falls" card, part of an international exchange, it seems.

Winnipeg - Main street East Side [front]

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:58:02 +0000

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Nice Ed Justement image of Main Street, showing the Palace Hotel. This is taken from the CPR Bridge, I expect. It is looking north from the subway. The receipt stamp is dated December 19, 1905 at Saintes-Charente-Inférieure, France.

Here the Belgian printer seems to have believed that "Ed. Justement" stood for éditions Justement, which would mean "Justement Publishing (Co.)", and took it on itself to expand the abbreviation to "Edit." Of course it actually stood for "Edmond".

The Suspension Bridge, Grand Falls, N.B.

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:40:54 +0000

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Third of the cards mailed to Miss Maxine Baumann, this one on July 3, 1911, with her receipt stamp. This one is from Howard V. Cornfield, 48 Duke St. West, St. John, New Brunswcik, Canada. Howard hasn't followed the French postal rules quite as meticulously as Nellie Bowes (see other cards) but he has most of the stamp on the front, at least (perhaps it was done that way so that the Canadian postmaster would see the edge of the stamp on the other side and not think the card was unstamped.) The words "POST CARD" have been taped over on the back and a French ink stamp records the card's receipt on July 11, 1911 with a reply on July 30, 1911. There is also a serial number stamped on the back.

Maison Chapelle, St. Boniface

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:59:49 +0000

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Lyall RPPC of Maison Chapelle in St. Boniface. Signed by a J. E. Fontaine of St. Boniface and addressed to France where it is receipt stamped on March 29, 1914.

Bird eye view of Sherbrooke. - Looking south

nobody@ipernity.com (wintorbos) — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 01:14:57 +0000

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Very nice view of my grandfather's hometown of Sherbrooke, Quebec. Credited at lower right to A.-Z. Pinsonneault. Sign for C. E. Therrien, Epicerie.