Montreal - Sherbrooke Street West, tree-lined - Antique Postcard - circa 1908 For Sale

A colour-printed view captioned Montreal - Sherbrooke street (west), showing the broad avenue shaded by tall trees in early autumn colour, a horse-drawn carriage with a coachman in the roadway, ladies in large hats walking with young girls on the sidewalk at left, and stately stone and brick residences on the right.The back is a divided bilingual Post Card / Carte Postale back with Writing Space / Correspondance and Name and Address headings, by the Illustrated Post Card Co., Montreal, No. 1104, printed in Saxony. It bears a green one-cent Edward VII Canada stamp tied by a Montreal machine cancel of June 28, 1910, and a message written in French.Period: circa 1908.Publisher / series: Illustrated Post Card Co., Montreal, No. 1104, printed in SaxonyPostally used: Yes, posted at Montreal on June 28, 1910, with a one-cent Edward VII stampCondition: Small chips at the upper corners, soft corners, scattered light foxing on the back and light surface wear; no creases, tears or holes visible.Manuscript text (summary): A short business-like note in French to a woman in Beloeil village explaining that an item sent back by mail was difficult to trace because its origin was unknown, and asking for the other two to be returned.Reference : 20261006-1-09892-34/100

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