Ottawa Ontario - Chateau Laurier Hotel and Canal - Antique Postcard - circa 1912 For Sale
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Ottawa Ontario - Chateau Laurier Hotel and Canal - Antique Postcard - circa 1912: $6.30
An antique sepia printed postcard giving an elevated view of the newly built Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa, with the Union Station building at right and the Parliament Buildings on the hill at left. In the foreground the Sappers and Dufferin bridges cross the Rideau Canal locks, where two excursion steamers are moored beside the railway tracks and a steam train; horse carriages and early automobiles fill the square beyond. Captioned \"Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa, Can.\" The front shows heavy machine cancel ink transfer across the sky.The back is a divided Post Card layout printed by The International Stationery Co., Picton, Canada. It is postally used with a green Canada 1c King George V Admiral stamp and wavy machine cancel, addressed to Canandaigua, New York, U.S.A., and dated by hand 9/17/12 with a brief initial.Period: circa 1912.Publisher / series: The International Stationery Co., Picton, Canada.Postally used: Yes, posted to Canandaigua, New York with a Canada 1c King George V Admiral stamp, dated 1912.Condition: Heavy cancel ink smudges on front sky and back, toning and corner wear; pencil notation on back; no tears visible.Reference : 2026-09-27-1 - 01791
