Ceylon | Jinrickshas and Palm Trees Rickshaws | Postcard SP25

Vintage Ceylon postcard captioned “Jinrickshas,” showing two pulled rickshaws with seated passengers on a palm-lined road in present-day Sri Lanka.

Scene Details:

• Two rickshaw pullers stand beside large-wheeled passenger vehicles.
• Passengers wear hats and light clothing.
• Palm trees, dense tropical foliage, and a low hedge border the road.
• Printed caption: “Jinrickshas.”

Postal Markings:

• Reverse headed “Union Postale Universelle” and “Ceylon (Ceylan) Post Card.”
• Ceylon six-cent King Edward VII postage stamp.
• Kidderminster circular postal markings, including a January 1907 date.
• Handwritten address with crossed-out destination lines and redirection to “Summerfields, St Leonards on Sea.”
• Publisher imprint: Plate & Co., Ceylon, copyright.

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