[a]: One leather postcard depicting men, in green jackets and red pants, shaped into the number "23", with "SKIDOO" written between them. The men appear to be jumping a fence. On front: "23 SKIDOO". On back: "Post Card / Miss S. Simpson / Belleville, Ont." with obscured text in the stamp box.
[b]: One leather postcard depicting green holly leaves and red berries, and says "Merry Xmas". On front: "Merry / Xmas". On back: "Post Card / 20c / STAMP".
[c]: One leather postcard depicting a donkey sticking its head through a window with the caption "I want to come home / Belleville". On front: "I WANT TO / COME / HOME / BELLEVILLE". On back: "Post Card / Mrs. Thos. Moore / SunDriDge / Ontario / ~2~ / CENT / STAMP" and a cancellation stamp, which is mostly illegible except for "CANADA".
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Postcard, Picture
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Postcard
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Writing Media
Nomenclature Class
Written Communication T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
Search Terms
Postcard, Postcard, Communication Artifacts
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Postcard, Stamped Leather
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
"23 SKIDOO"; "Post Card / Miss S. Simpson / Belleville, Ont."; "Merry / Xmas"; "Post Card / 20c / STAMP"; "I WANT TO / COME / HOME / BELLEVILLE"; "Post Card / Mrs. Thos. Moore / SunDriDge / Ontario / ~2~ / CENT / STAMP"; "CANADA".
Notes
A: on front: "23 SKIDOO". On back: "Post Card / Miss S. Simpson / Belleville, Ont." with obscured text in the stamp box. B: On front: "Merry / Xmas". On back: "Post Card / 20c / STAMP". C: On front: "I WANT TO / COME / HOME / BELLEVILLE". On back: "Post Card / Mrs. Thos. Moore / SunDriDge / Ontario / ~2~ / CENT / STAMP" and a cancellation stamp, which is mostly illegible except for "CANADA".
Dimensions
Height
8.4 cm
Width
13.2 cm
Depth
0.1 cm
Dimension Notes
[b]: W 13.4, H 8.1
\n [c]: W 12.6, H 8.2 ALL ARE 0.1 THICK
