A colour-printed postcard of Black Creek at Port Dover, Ontario, showing a young woman in a red Edwardian dress with a large bow, paddling a long wooden canoe across the calm creek. Dense green trees and tall poplars line the far bank and are reflected in the water. Printed red caption at upper left: On Black Creek, Pt. Dover, Ont.
The back is a Private Post Card divided back printed in red, with the side imprint Published by Stedman Bros. Ltd., Brantford, Canada. Made in Germany, and series number 688. It bears a Port Dover circular date stamp of 1908 and a wavy machine cancel over the address; the stamp has been removed, leaving a thinned, torn paper area in the stamp corner. The card is addressed in pencil to a Miss Gleadow.
Period: circa 1907.
Publisher / series: Stedman Bros. Ltd., Brantford, Canada, made in Germany, no. 688
Postally used: Yes, postmarked Port Dover, 1908, with a further 1908 circular date stamp struck on the front; stamp missing
Condition: Stamp removed with paper thinning and surface loss at the upper right of the back, a circular postmark and wavy cancel lines struck across the canoe on the front, pencil number 3213 in the sky, soft corners and light toning.
Manuscript text (summary): A faint pencil holiday note dated August 7, saying the writer has just arrived at Port Dover, expects to have a good time, and is looking forward to a letter; signed with a farewell.