Postcard
Collection object
1993.0267
H. 13.9 W. 8.8
Postcard, colour matt, portrait style. Title at top "A Little Irish Colleen from/ Limerick" with Limerick printed in different type". Shows a young girl in in red skirt and shawl, with basket under her right arm, with text to left of legs "I send this Irish colleen,/ With her bewitching smile;/ And in the basket on her arm/ are views of Erin's Isle/ regd. No. 582,456", and "779" to right of legs. 12 views of Limerick under flap, from top to bottom; "George Street, Limerick", "Thomond Bridge, Limerick", "St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick", "St. John's Cathedral Limerick", "Baker Place, Limerick", "King John's Castle, Limerick", "Treaty Stone, Limerick", "George Street, Limerick", "The Park, Limerick", "Statue of General Patrick/ Sarsfield, Limerick", "Sarsfield Bridge, Limerick", and "Carnegie Library, Limerick", with "Valentine & Sons, Ltd., Dundee and London/ Limerick" at bottom. Reverse printed in pale lilac-grey and red; to left of central division line "Mailing Novelty" in grey, "Printed Matter/ Shape Passed by the G.P.O./ For 1/2d. Stamp." in red, rest in grey "Only name and Address of Sender allowed./ If any other Writing Penny Stamp is required./ To Open Raise Flap."; at bottom "From...."; up left edge "Valentine Series Printed in Great Britain"; box for stamp at top right in which "Shape Passed/ by G.P.O./ for/ 1/2d stamp."; below "To" followed by three lines of dots for address. Message written across whole card, addressed to Dear Mother & all, no name but from "Ordnance Bks, Limerick", contains family news. Pencil dealer's marks, below stamp box "£4/ waf" and at bottom right "£1.50"
Valentine (published by)