Postcard
Collection object
1993.0120
H. 14.3 W. 9.7
Postcard, colour matt, portrait format, white margin around. "An Tostal/ 5th-26th April/ 1953/ Ireland/ at Home", printed across a background of a large yellow harp on a blue background, with line of 15 flags (including tricolour and provincial) down right side, and silhouettes of 8 sports; "Melai" up left edge. Reverse printed in black; "Carta Poist" at centre top with division line below; at top left, "An Tostal" is a Gaelic/ word meaning Muster,/ Display, Pageant-the/ main features of a nation-/ wide programme of events/ designed to depict the varied/ aspects of Irish life and culture". Green 2 1/2d An Tostal stamp, showing a harp, at top right. Circular cancellation reads "Baile Atha Cliath 58" in outer ring "6.30PM/ 9 II/ 53" at centre; rectangular cancellation to left of stamp, "La a Chead Eisiuna/ First Day of Issue". Addressed to Miss E. Weldon, Long Thorns, Wool, Dorset, England, from G??. Message; are you coming over for An Tostal, Nanny well, hope you have escaped storms and flooding.