Riverdale Collegiate Institute - Toronto Ontario - Canada Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Riverdale Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Tinted lithograph showing the Edwardian Classical Revival building from street level, corner view
• Red brick and white stone facade with large Ionic columns flanking the main entrance pediment
• Decorative cornice, dentil moulding, and round-headed dormers visible on the roofline
• Two brick chimneys rising from the roofline; flagpole at the corner
• Wooden picket fence and iron gate along the street with gravel pathway
• Caption in red upper left: "Riverdale Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ont., Canada"
• Publisher code: 104,840 (Valentine & Sons series)
• Published by The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. Ltd., Montreal and Toronto; printed in Great Britain
• Divided back, used — message written on left side of back

Postal Markings:

• Toronto departure postmark: circular date stamp reading "TORONTO, ONT. / JUL 3 / 10 AM / 1912" — mailed from Toronto, Ontario, July 3, 1912
• Machine slogan cancel (right): partial machine cancel reading "[HAB]IT / ONT / 1912" — secondary Toronto sorting cancel
• Stamp: green one cent Canada postage stamp, King George V Admiral issue
• Return address (left): "Dombreau [?], 492 Brunswick, Toronto, Canada — 29/6/12"
• Addressed to: M R Emberson, Box 224, Hastings, Nebraska, U.S.A.

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