Robert Burns - Scottish Poet Portrait - Postcard SP24

Portrait postcard of Robert Burns (1759–1796), Scotland's national poet, after the famous Nasmyth portrait. Published by Valentine's Series, printed in Great Britain. Used postcard mailed from Galloway, Scotland to Portland, Oregon, USA, July 1906.

Scene Details:

• Three-quarter portrait of Robert Burns in period dress — dark coat, striped waistcoat, white cravat
• Tinted illustration based on the Alexander Nasmyth portrait
• Landscape background with trees and sky
• Caption: "Robert Burns" in white lettering lower left
• Publisher series number 2082 visible lower right

Postal Markings:

• T 16 G.W. postmark — hexagonal "T" (taxe/postage due) mark with "16" centimes charge, applied by British postal authorities; "G.W." denotes the Great Western postal district sorting office
• Galloway postmark — circular date stamp reading "GALLOWAY / 3 / JUL 16 / 10" (July 16, 1906), origin postmark from Galloway, Scotland
• Weston-Super-Mare arrival postmark — circular date stamp "WESTON SUPER MARE / 1:30 AM / FE 16 / 13" — wait, this card is addressed to Portland Oregon; the Galloway postmark is the sending mark
• Red one penny King Edward VII stamp — standard British inland/overseas rate, 1902–1910 issue
• Addressed to Mr. John Neilson, California House, N.W. Cor. Third & Davis Sts., Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
• Handwritten message: "I am at Ayr to-day with the Co-op. trip. It is terrible wet. Hope you are well much love, J.N."

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