Houses of Parliament from Nepean Point - Ottawa Ontario - Embossed Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Aerial embossed view of the Houses of Parliament from Nepean Point, Ottawa, Ontario
• Parliament Hill buildings visible on the bluff above the Ottawa River, with towers and Gothic Revival architecture
• Foreground shows the Ottawa River with a small dock/wharf structure at lower left
• Embossed relief design in soft pink and sage tones
• Caption embossed at bottom: "Houses of Parliament from Nepean Point, Ottawa"
• Publisher: W.G. Macfarlane, Toronto

Postal Markings:

• Handwritten date: Haileybury, Dec 12, 1906
• Back type: Private Post Card (undivided back era)
• Message: French verse in cursive — "Ce cio que j'ecris / Peut bien s'efasser / Mais celui que les écris / Ne peut jamais les oublier." (What I write may well be erased, but the one to whom I write can never forget.) Signed: "Hector"
• No stamp or postmark — appears unposted or hand-delivered

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