CPR Empress Hotel Victoria British Columbia - Canadian Provincial Coats of Arms - Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Embossed chromolithograph postcard featuring the CPR Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C. in a central vignette
• Hotel depicted in black-and-white photographic inset surrounded by ornate gold-embossed frame with maple leaf sprays
• Canadian Red Ensign flag at left; British Columbia flag at right
• Provincial coats of arms arranged around the border: Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Alberta, New Brunswick, P.E. Island, Yukon
• Canada's coat of arms with lions and motto "DIEU ET MON DROIT" at top centre
• Caption banner reads: "C.P.R. EMPRESS HOTEL, VICTORIA, B.C."
• Publisher imprint at bottom: "Published for Victoria Book and Stationery Co., Victoria, B.C. 3082 V"
• Printed by Warwick Bro's & Rutter, Limited, Printers, Toronto

Postal Markings:

• Undivided "Canadian Souvenir Post Card" back with ornate red-printed header
• Printer: Warwick Bro's & Rutter, Limited, Printers, Toronto
• Stamp box: "POSTAGE ONE CENT FOR CANADA AND U.S. / TWO CENTS FOR ABROAD"
• No stamps, postmarks, or address — unused

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