postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47446
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.86.1
- Description
- Postcard: cream coloured card, horizontal; black and white photo at right of man and woman about to kiss, vertical, about 1/4 of width of card; left 3/4 of card has black "The kissing bug inoculated me in" "East Burnaby, B.C." "I've got the habit now"; blue pennant at centre behind "East Burnaby, B.C."; on reverse in green, decorative "POST CARD"; very short line at centre to divide card in half; at upper left, "CORRESPONDENCE", at right, "FOR ADDRESS ONLY"; logo "AA" at lower left corner; addressed in black ink to "Mr. Herbert H. Rea," "1832, 2nd Ave. West" "Vancouver B.C."; message written sideways, "Dear Bert. Thursday for theatre will suit me fine. Hope to see you then" "Jack"; red King George V stamp, "CANADA POSTAGE" "2" "TWO CENTS"; postmarked "EDMONDS B.C.", date blurred; round cancellation, diagonal lines; possibly c.1920; smudges, "East Burnaby, B.C." printed faintly in reverse from contact with an identical card; blue spots; crease; this type of card used for many places, only the name being changed
- Object History
- Purchased on E-Bay
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- The kissing bug / inoculated me in / East Burnaby, B.C. / I've got the / habit now
- Colour
- Black
- White
- Blue
- Title
- The kissing bug inoculated me in East Burnaby, B.C. I've got the habit now
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