Today I attended one of my favourite annual events, the Vintage Clothing Sale, where I discovered this postcard for $2.00. Despite the name, the sale also has vintage fabrics, ephemera and all sorts of interesting doodads.
The card was printed in 1905 and sent in 1906 from someone in Pense, Saskatchewan to Miss Etta Hanna in Glamorgan, Ontario. When I did a little research on Glamorgan I learned that the postal master from 1899 to 1913 was a man named Alex Hanna. Perhaps Etta was his daughter or niece or sister? That could be the reason there is no house number or street listed for the address. Or maybe Glamorgan was a fairly small place.
But none of this was the reason why I bought the postcard, I just found the illustration and message on the front amusing. It wasn't until I returned home and turned it over that I caught a glimpse into the past and noticed the penny postage stamp bearing a portrait of King Edward VII as an added bonus.
