Postcard
Collection object
1986.0203
H. 9.0 W. 14.0
Postcard, colour matt, landscape format. Title at bottom right "River Shannon Foynes Co. Limerick." View of the estuary from a hill overlooking; large house in grounds at left, two funnel steamer on estuary at right. Reverse printed in green; "Post Card." at centre top with double underlining, with double division line below; up left edge "Lawrence, Dublin."; left of centre "This space may be used for Inland and Foreign/ Communications except to Japan and Spain./ (Post Office Regulation)."; to right "The Address Only to be/ Written Here.". Pale green halfpenny postage revenue stamp of Edward VII at top right. Circular cancellation "Foynes R.S.O. Co. Limerick/ PM/ 1 45/ JU 1/ 09". Addressed to Mrs Coles, 98 Shelgate Rd., Clapham Junction, London S.W. from her son Edgar; message came here by steamer and back by rail for bank holiday, Alice staying on for week.