Folkestone - On the Leas - The Band Playing - Postcard SP24

Colour vintage postcard captioned “20 FOLKESTONE. - On the Leas. - The Band playing. - LL.” showing crowds relaxing on the clifftop lawns and promenade beside the sea.

Scene Details:

• Visitors seated on chairs, benches, and grass, many carrying open parasols.
• Busy promenade with a bandstand in the middle distance.
• Sea and steep coastal slope at the left, with substantial buildings overlooking the lawns at the right.
• Wheeled chair near the foreground promenade.
• Printed card number 20 and LL marking.

Postal Markings:

• Red British one-penny King Edward VII stamp.
• Folkestone circular cancellation dated July 28, 1908.
• Additional circular postal markings on the back and cancellation impressions on the picture side.
• Handwritten address to Paris, including Avenue du Bois de Boulogne.
• Short handwritten note along the lower edge of the picture.
• Divided back with printed correspondence and address instructions.

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