Postcard
Collection object
1991.0351
H.8.8 W.14; length of fold out 43.2, width 5.9
Postcard, colour, matt; novelty type with flap on front under which are 12 black and white views of Limerick most of which have appeared as cards in their own right. Front depicts a parrot, with "An Eye-Opener from Limerick" above and "I Could swear/ you'll like what/ Polly brings/ for you beneath/ her pretty wings./ 1417" below. Views all titled individually, in descending order; "George Street, Limerick" an early per-car view looking north; "Thomond Bridge, Limerick", view of castle and bridge from west bank, north of bridge; "St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick", view from upper storey near Athlunkard St.; "St. John's Cathedral", seen across the square, with water fountain at left edge; "Baker Place, Limerick", view of St. Saviours, with Tait's clock at right; "King John's Castle, Limerick", view of castle from west bank with angling cots in foreground and Thomond Bridge at left; "Treaty Stone, Limerick" with shawled woman sitting at base of pedestal; "George Street, Limerick", looking south from the south end of the present Arthur's Quay complex; "The Park, Limerick", Spring Rice memorial; "Statue of General Patrick Sarsfield, Limerick"; "Sarsfield Bridge, Limerick" view from Howley's Quay area, with sailing boat at quay; "Carnegie Library, Limerick", Pery Square looking towards Baker Place with library at right; at bottom of photographs "Limerick/ Valentine, Dublin." Reverse printed in black; vertical division line at centre; top left of centre "Printed Paper/ Mailing Novelty./ Shape passed by the G.P.O./ for Printed Paper Postage Rate./ Only Name and Address of Sender Allowed/ If any other writing, Letter Postage is required./ To open raise flap."; bottom left of centre "From........"; "Valentine's Series Copyright Picture" up right edge; right of centre "Printed in Great Britain" at top; "To" followed by three lines for address. Red one pingin stamp, definitive issue with outline map of Ireland. Two black cancellations; over stamp a wavy line one reading "Buy/ Irish/ Goods", the other at left reads "Luimneach/ ?? PM/ ?? ??/ 4?8" Addressed to Mrs Leddy, 31 Phibbsborough Road, Dublin. Pencil dealer's marks "Lim" at top left "[pound sign]3" at bottom left of centre.
Valentine (published by)