Cowboy on Duty | Ranfurly Alberta Split Ring Cancel | Postcard SP25

Colour postcard captioned “Cowboy on Duty,” showing a mounted cowboy watching a herd of horses beneath a mountain backdrop. Mailed from Ranfurly, Alberta, with a split-ring cancellation; the mailing location does not establish the location of the pictured scene.

Scene Details:

• Cowboy on horseback in the foreground, with a herd of horses stretching across the grassy slope.
• Mountain silhouettes beneath a pink-toned sky.
• Printed “Ranching Series 837-12” on the reverse.

Postal Markings:

• Ranfurly, Alta. split-ring cancellation with year shown as 12.
• Handwritten message dated March 2, 1912, at Ranfurly.
• Addressed to Mr. E. L. Stewart, Dewberry, via Islay, Alta.
• Message discusses departure plans and staying at a hotel.
• No postage stamp present in the printed stamp box.
• Stag-head publisher emblem marked “P. & S. O. N. Y.”

This card has some creasing in the middle section and at the bottom left corner tip. 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