Benbow
1st Class Battle Ship
From Wikipedia “HMS Benbow was a Victorian era Admiral-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named for Admiral John Benbow.was commissioned on 14 June 1888 for the Mediterranean Fleet, with which she served until October 1891. She was then held in the Reserve until March 1894, with two short commissions to take part in maneuvers. Until April 1904 she served as guardship at Greenock, and thereafter remained in the Reserve until sold in 1909.”
Below, a detail of the publisher’s inscription on the front of the card:
Entered According to Act of Parliament of Canada in the Year 1899 by the Toronto Lithographing Co. Limited
Below, a detail from the card showing the bulldog & Union Jack with the words:
What We Have We’ll Hold
Below, the reverse of the card
postally unused
Below, a copy used from Ottawa to Long Island New York on September 6, 1902.
