Canada | John Bull Dons a New Fancy Waistcoat | Patriotic to Wolseley SASK Postcard SP25

Illustrated Canadian patriotic postcard captioned “John Bull Dons a New Fancy Waistcoat.” John Bull sits beside a table of Canadian products, wearing a waistcoat decorated with a red map labelled “Dominion of Canada.”

Scene Details:

• John Bull seated in a wooden armchair, holding a knife marked “Canadian Cutlery.”
• Table displays Canadian cheese, bacon, wheat and flour, ale, fruit, and beef.
• Additional labels identify Canadian flax on the tablecloth and Canadian leather on his boots.
• Canadian beaver wording appears on the hanging hat, with Canadian furniture wording on the chair.
• Printed “Serie No. 1100” at the lower left.

Postal Markings:

• Reverse printed in red with “Canadian Private Post Card” and “The address to be written on this side.”
• Green Canadian one-cent King Edward VII stamp with a barred cancellation; no legible date is visible.
• Handwritten address to Mrs. T. Hilliard, Hotel Leland, Wolseley, Saskatchewan.
• Brief handwritten “all O.K.” note at the lower left.

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