Postcard

Collection object


2000.0204
H. 8.85 W. 14.0
Postcard, colour, landscape format; novelty style with twelve b/w fold out photographs of Limerick. Front; Vera Paterson cartoon of a boy and girl at seaside, boy winking, railing beach and sea behind, yacht on sea to right, artists signature below right. Margin below with title in balck to left. Views of Limerick in descending order; "Sarsfield Bridge, Limerick"; "The Quay, Limerick"; "Treaty Stone & St. [sic] John's Castle, Limerick"; "O'Connell Street, Limerick"; "Bishop O'Dwyer Bridge, Limerick"; "Sarsfield Bridge, Limerick"; "O'Connell Street, Limerick"; "St. Mary's Church, Limerick"; "Shannon Valley, from Docks, Limerick"; "Limerick City", an aerial view; and "Shannon Power House, Ardnacrusha, Limerick". Each view has the initials J.V. at the top right corner. Reverse printed in black on white; central dividing line; "Valentine's "Mail Novelty" Post Card Copyright" up left margin; "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/ From....", to left of centre. To right of centre, "Printed in Eire" at top; rectangular box for stamp at top right in which, "Shape Passed/ by G.P.O./ for/ Printed Paper/ Postage Rate"; below that "To" followed by three lines for address. Unposted and unused. Pencil dealer's mark at top to right of centre "£10".


Valentine (published by)