Postcard
Collection object
1991.0187
H.8.9 W.14. Length of views flat 50.8 by 7.3
Postcard, colour, matt, novelty type. At front an idealised picture of three children with a donkey carrying turf in baskets, in an empty country lane, with a rectangular panel towards left top, bedecked with shamrocks, in which "Just a little memory/ along the lane of years/ and a wish sincere that you were here/ whom absence but endears/ Greetings from Limerick"; in bottom left corner "A.1728." Under flap set into front is a set of 12 black and white views of Limerick folded between each view, and printed at bottom, "Limerick/ Valentine & Sons Ltd., Dundee and London.-47-1". In descending order the views are; "Sarsfield Bridge, Limerick" taken from O'Callaghan Strand, with a sail boat and two rowing boats on Shannon in foreground; "O'Connell Street, Limerick" looking north with Fine's jewellers on corner in foreground; St. Mary's Church, Limerick" viewed from Athlunkard St., from approx. the position of the new Credit Union building; "Shannon Valley from Docks, Limerick", view from a height with docks in foreground and estuary ib background; "Limerick City" an aerial view; "Shannon Power House, Ardnacrusha, Limerick"; "Sarsfield Bridge Limerick" seen from a height from the Docks area; "The Quay, Limerick.", with two large steamships ; "Treaty Stone & St.[sic] John's Castle, Limerick" taken from a height probably from the pub opposite (Treaty Bar); "O'Connell Street, Limerick", looking south, with Cruise's Hotel at left margin; Bishop O'Dwyer Bridge, Limerick", view from north side looking towards St. Mary's church and Cathedral; Shannon Limerick" taken from a height showing entrance to docks and graving dock. Reverse printed in black; up left edge "Valentine's "Mail Novelty" Post Card. Copyright"; left of central dividing line, "Printed Paper/ Mailing Novelty/ Shape passed by G.P.O./ For Printed Paper Postage Rate/ Only name and address of sender allowed/ any other writing, Letter Postage required/ to open raise flap." at top, "From..........." at bottom; "Printed in Eire" at top to right of division; "To........" and two more lines of dots, for address. Purple-brown two pence half-penny stamp at top right, definitive issue, Eire, depicting a shield, with the arms of the four province in the quarters. Circular black cancellation on stamp, poorly struck, Tarbert, Co. Kerry?; second cancellation to left of card with seven wavy lines to one side, "Hornsey/ N 8" inside outer ring, "9 45AM/ 13 Aug/ 1948" in centre. Posted to H.C. Moy-Thomas Esq., 55 Park Road,/ Crouch End, London N.8", from "E".; message having a good time. Pencil inscriptions, at top left "Lim" and bottom centre price, both dealers marks.
Valentine (published by)