Canada - Good Old Summer Time, canoe party on lake - Embossed Postcard - c. 1911 For Sale

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Canada - Good Old Summer Time, canoe party on lake - Embossed Postcard - c. 1911:
$6.30

An embossed sepia-printed postcard titled \"Good Old Summer Time\". An oval vignette framed by a raised beaded border shows a party of young people in summer hats seated in a long canoe on a still, wooded lake, their reflections visible in the water. The vignette is set within a cream panel and an outer dark wood-grain frame with ornate scrolled corners.The back is a divided Private Post Card back with the embossed oval showing through, published by Stedman Bros. Limited, Brantford and Winnipeg, made in Germany, numbered S.B. 4239. It is franked with a green 1-cent King George V Admiral stamp, cancelled with a Guelph, Ontario machine postmark of 28 October 1912, and carries a dated handwritten message and an address in Ottawa.Period: circa 1911.Publisher / series: Stedman Bros. Limited, Brantford and Winnipeg, made in Germany, S.B. 4239Postally used: Yes, postally used from Guelph, Ontario, 28 October 1912, with a 1-cent Admiral stampCondition: Fair to good; corner wear and edge rubbing, some soiling to the back, light wear to the embossing, no tears visible.Manuscript text (summary): A friend writes from Guelph on 26 October 1912 asking whether the recipient still remembers people there and passing on news of a new clerk.Reference : 20261006-7-10517-59/100