Cebu, Philippines | Calle Colon Street Scene | William McLinley Centavos Stamp Postcard SP25

Vintage postcard showing Calle Colon in Cebu, Philippines, captioned “Calle Colon, Oldest Street in Philippine Islands, Cebu, P. I.” The view shows a long row of buildings with upper-storey windows and a covered walkway supported by columns.

Scene Details:

• Street-level view along Calle Colon, with tiled awnings and rows of columns.
• People standing beneath the covered walkway and figures farther along the street.
• Coloured architectural view with red and green roof details.

Postal Markings:

• Handwritten message headed “Cebu, P. I., January 3, 1927.”
• The writer describes Cebu, plans to sail for Manila the next day, and taking a photograph of the street.
• Addressed to Dorothy Huntington at 1555 West 21st Street, Los Angeles, California, Estados Unidos.
• Red Philippine Islands 4-centavo stamp with a circular January 4, 1927 cancellation and additional cancellation bars.
• Publisher imprint: H. E. Heacock Co., Cebu, P. I.; made in U.S.A.
• Card number R-93624, with a Photostint credit beside the divider.

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