On the Boardwalk Promenade - Sunnyside Beach Toronto Ontario - Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Crowded boardwalk promenade at Sunnyside Beach, Toronto, lined with mature trees
• Dozens of figures in 1930s–1940s period dress — hats, coats, dresses — strolling and seated on the grass
• Red illuminated "Columbus Tavern" sign visible in the mid-distance
• Period automobiles (black and red) parked along the left side
• Caption printed on front: "On the Boardwalk Promenade, Sunnyside Beach, Toronto, Ont."

Publisher: Valentine-Black Co. Ltd., Toronto, Canada (No. 115,975)
Back Style: Divided back / bilingual (Post Card / Carte Postale), used

Postal Markings:

• Stamp: Green 1-cent Canada postage stamp, King George VI in naval uniform
• Circular date stamp (sender's): Ontario / Mar 17 / 8:30 PM / 1947
• Circular date stamp (Toronto transit): Toronto, Ont. / Mar 17 / 8:30 PM / 1947
• Machine slogan cancel: "Help The Red Cross Throughout The World" — bold black rectangular cancel across the stamp area, with a globe vignette
• Addressed to: "Twenty Questions," Mutual Broadcasting System, New York 8, N.Y., U.S.A.
• Sender: Adele Gibbins, 99 Armadale Ave., Toronto, Ont., Canada
• Message subject line: Subject: The “cross” on Hot Cross Buns (eaten on and around Good Friday)
• Purple arrival/transit stamp: partially legible at lower right

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