City Hall - Toronto Ontario - Canada 1906 Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Old City Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Tinted lithograph showing the full facade of the Romanesque Revival sandstone building with prominent clock tower
• Copper/terracotta-coloured roof with multiple peaked turrets
• Arched entrance and multi-storey arched windows across the facade
• Landscaped grounds with trees visible at street level
• Caption reads "City Hall, Toronto, Can."
• Published by Warwick Bros & Rutter, Local Publishers, Toronto, 1896 series
• Canadian Souvenir Post Card format with ornate blue decorative header on reverse
• Undivided back; correspondence written on front right panel
• Handwritten message: "April 19, 1906. Better late than never. J.C. Tomlinson."
• Addressed to Mr. Wendel Piper, Jackson St., Concord, N.H.

Postal Markings:

• Concord arrival postmark: machine cancel reading "CONCORD / AUG 1 / PM / N.H." — arrival postmark, Concord, New Hampshire
• Flag machine cancel: wavy line cancellation across the stamp area
• Stamp: green one cent Benjamin Franklin U.S. postage stamp (1706 Franklin 1790 series), affixed upper right — indicating mailed from or processed through the United States
• Printed on back: "Canadian Souvenir Post Card / This Space for Correspondence / This Space for Address Only / Trade Mark" with elaborate blue illustrated border

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