Postcard
Collection object
1993.0121
H. 8.8 W. 13.8 Unfolded length of pictures 51.4 W. 7.4
Postcard, colour matt, landscape format, Novelty type, white margin all round. Title in top wider margin "Good Luck all the Way from Limerick". On front is a picture of a fluffy black cat with red bow followed by a similar kitten, walking in a country lane, signed at bottom right "Florence E. Valler", with "1812" at bottom right. Flap at centre holding a row of 12 views of Limerick each individually titled, with at bottom "Limerick./ Valentine & Sons Ltd., Dundee and London-46.2". Views from top to bottom; "Sarsfield Bridge, Limerick","The Quay, Limerick", Treaty Stone & St.[sic] John's Castle", "O'Connell Street, Limerick", "Bishop O'Dwyer Bridge, Limerick", "Shannon, Limerick", "Sarsfield Bridge, Limerick", "O'Connell Street, Limerick", "St. Mary's Church. Limerick", "Shannon Valley from Docks, Limerick", "Limerick City", an aerial view, "Shannon Power House, Ardnacrusha, Limerick". Printed in pale grey on reverse; up left edge "Valentine's "Mail Novelty" Post card Copyright"; to left of central dividing line "Printed Paper/ Mailing Novelty/ Shape Passed by the G.P.O./ For Printed Paper Rate./ Only Name and Address of Sender allowed/ If any other writing, Letter Postage is required/ To Open Raise Flap/"; at bottom left "From......."; to right of centre at top "Printed in Great Britain", with "To" followed by three lines for address; box for stamp at top right in which "Shape Passed/ by G.P.O./ for/ Printed Paper/ Postage Rate/ E". Unposted and unused.
Valentine (published by)