Congo | Pont de la Mposo Bridge | Victoria BC (Nice Duplex Cancel) 1905 Postmark | Postcard SP25

Vintage postcard showing the Pont de la Mposo bridge in the Congo, with a rocky riverbed and hills behind it. The printed front captions read “Congo Belge” and “Pont de la Mposo.”

Scene Details:

• Long truss bridge supported by piers across the river.
• Exposed rocks, water, and vegetation along the riverbanks.
• Hills rising behind the bridge.
• Publisher imprint: Nels, Bruxelles, Serie 14 No. 49.

Postal Markings:

• Canadian red two-cent stamp with a heavy barred cancellation.
• Circular Victoria, B.C., Canada postmark dated May 4, 1905.
• Front message dated Victoria, B.C., May 3, 1905, referring to meeting on the park car on Sunday.
• Addressed to Miss Kate Lettice at the Shawnigan Lake Hotel, V.I.
• Reverse printed “Union Postale Universelle” and “Carte Postale.”

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