A very nice used example of Toronto Litho’s pioneer patriotic series featuring ships of war of the Boer War era, in this case the Nymphe sloop. has been added. This card bear’s the company’s Christmas Greeting on the front, with the address and a 1¢ Jubilee + 1¢ QV Numeral stamp cancelled December 26, 1899, paying postage to England on the back.

This card represents the first instance I’ve come across of this particular patriotic series by Toronto Litho having their Christmas overprint. Other Christmas greeting cards in the Canadian Cities Series have also been added.

This posting shows a pioneer patriotic postcard from Toronto Litho from their War Ships series, popular in light of the Boer War in which Canadian soldiers were participating at that time. This card shows Calliope, a 3rd class cruiser. The card has been postally used June 4, 1900 from Sturgeon Falls, Ontario by Gordon L. Cockburn to Albert Rudler Jr. of 227 William Street in New York City, by way Hamilton, with a Hamilton transit postmark on the front to the card.

I’ve been slowly working through the older site and replacing it with an updated design that is responsive to the evolving ways in which the web is accessed. The new site design works better for people accessing the site with phones & tablets, rather than only with desktop computers. I’m also taking the opportunity to add additional content while I make the transition.