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Bank of Canada Facing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Building, Ottawa Ontario - Uplands Ont MPO Cancel Postcard SP24
Scene Details:
- Neoclassical white stone Bank of Canada building with tall vertical pilasters spanning multiple storeys
- Sculptural relief panel above the entrance facade
- Mature deciduous trees framing the right side of the building
- Historic stone buildings visible on either side — Parliament Hill area to the left, older commercial block to the right
- Ornate lamp posts flanking the entrance path
- Well-maintained lawn in the foreground
- Tinted lithograph published by Photogelatine Engraving Co. Ltd., Ottawa (PECO)
- Postmarked June 5, 1942, M.P.O. Uplands — wartime correspondence addressed to Mrs. H. Hall, 565 N. Christina, Sarnia, Ontario
- Message signed "Beach," noting they are stationed at Uplands and "having the time of their life in the hangar"
This card has sone light creasing around the edge regions. Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D