Private Post Card
Quebec City
Chateau Frontenac Hotel
Entered According to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the Year 1898,
by the Toronto Lithographing Co. Limited, at the Department of Agriculture
Above, an unused version of the design, with a blank back, and the words “Private Post Card” on the front. The attribution line with the words “Entered According to Act of Parliament of Canada in the year 1898 by The Toronto Lithographing Co. Limited, at the Department of Agriculture” is printed in a light coloured ink to the right bottom edge of the card. “Toronto Lith Co. Ltd.” is printed at the left of the card in the bottom corner. This may be an example of the first issuance of this design.
Below, a second example, without the the “Private Post Card” text, but with similar attribution text. This card bears a QV Numeral 3¢ stamp with a 2 CENTS Provisional overprint, (no. 88) tied to the card by a Quebec August 28, 1899 duplex cancel, 4 weeks after the earliest reported date of the Provisional issue. The card has been mailed to Hildesheim, Germany, and has a Hildesheim receiver dated September 7, 1899.
Below, Quebec City card used to England with 2¢ QV Numeral stamp
postmarked Toronto January 13, 1903
This printing of the card lacks the “Private Post Card” text and has a longer
attribution line in a darker text in the bottom left corner.
Below, reverse of card
Quebec City
Chateau Frontenac Hotel
Entered According to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the Year 1898,
by the Toronto Lithographing Co. Limited, at the Department of Agriculture
A later printing of the card with the stamp and address on the back of the card, designated as Type II.
Below, the reverse of the card postally used, with a QV 1¢ Numeral stamp postmarked Montreal July 10, 1901 with Montreal Flag cancel and with a July 11 Taunton, Massachusetts USA flag cancel.
