Montreal - Mount Royal Park in Winter, Horse Sleigh - Antique Postcard - c1905 for Sale

Montreal - Mount Royal Park in Winter, Horse Sleigh - Antique Postcard - c1905 For Sale

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Montreal - Mount Royal Park in Winter, Horse Sleigh - Antique Postcard - c1905:
$6.98

A monochrome collotype view captioned Montreal, Mount Royal Park in Winter, looking along a deeply snow-banked carriage road through the park beneath frost-laden trees, with a single horse-drawn sleigh approaching in the distance. The sender has written a short ink note along the bottom of the picture, signed and dated 2/26/06, beside the imprint Illustrated Post Card Co., Montreal.The back is an early Canadian POST CARD back stating that for inland postage only the left space may be used for communication, with the number 3916 at the lower left. It carries a green one-cent Edward VII Canada stamp with a Montreal machine cancel and a Montreal station circular postmark dated February 1906, and is addressed in ink to Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.Period: circa 1905.Publisher / series: Illustrated Post Card Co., Montreal, No. 3916Postally used: Yes, posted with a one-cent Edward VII stamp and a Montreal postmark dated February 1906Condition: Light toning and soiling, rounded corners with light wear, a small dark mark at the lower left edge of the picture; no creases or tears visible.Manuscript text (summary): A brief ink note on the front dated February 26, 1906, asking the recipient whether the scene recalls any place she knows.Reference : 20261006-6-10450-92/100 Related Items: