Government Street – Victoria British Columbia – 1903 Private Mailing Card – Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Street-level view looking north along Government Street, Victoria, British Columbia, circa 1903
• Double electric streetcar tracks run down the centre of the street
• Numerous telegraph and telephone poles with overhead wires line both sides of the street
• Victorian-era commercial buildings on the right; multi-storey brick facades with awnings and signage
• "Examiner" newspaper sign visible on the right-hand building
• Pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles visible along the street
• Caption below image: "No. 116. Government Street, Victoria, B.C."
• Published by W.G. MacFarlane, Canadian Souvenir Cards, Toronto (printed vertically on left edge of front)
• Undivided back — "Private Mailing Card" format; message written on front right margin
• Used — handwritten message dated 7/7/03; addressed to Miss Jenny Currie, Royal Hotel, Stirling, Scotland

Postal Markings:

• Circular date stamp: VICTORIA, B.C. / JUL 17 / 03 / CAN (upper right of reverse)
• Stamp removed — torn area at upper right of reverse where stamp was affixed
• Handwritten message on front (written vertically along right margin): "Dear friend, I was very pleased to receive your card. Will you please continue to change. Yours, Margaret Robertson"
• Address on reverse: Miss Jenny Currie, Royal Hotel, Stirling, Scotland
• Return address on front (written vertically, left margin): "100 Herald St., Victoria, B.C."

This old card has some creasing and a couple of very tiny tears at the top edge. 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