J.C. Wilson Anglo-Saxon design, short paid to Leith, Scotland, July 1, 1898.

J.C. Wilson Anglo-Saxon design, short paid to London, England, July 9, 1898.

J.C. Wilson Anglo-Saxon design, short paid to London, England, July 9, 1898.

J.C. Wilson Anglo-Saxon design, short paid to Brighton, England, Dec 12, 1898 from Boston.

Short paid Toronto Litho Canadian Cities Series “Kingston” postcard Toronto to Germany 1899.

Short paid Victoria to Jersey 1901.

Short paid Ottawa to Scotland 1901.

Mailed from Toronto, November 23, 1903 to Northumberland, with a pair of short paid markings.

Galbraith Photo card of Toronto University College mailed short paid to London, Dec 11, 1903

Galbraith Photo card of Toronto Armouries mailed short paid to London, Dec 11, 1903

Toronto Litho Canadian Cities Series card of Toronto vignettes mailed short paid to Glasgow, Dec 22, 1903

This 1904 undivided back postcard by B.C. Fairfield & Son, Stationers in St. Catharines, Ontario shows “Greetings from St. Catharines, Canada” with a scene from Thorold Mountain to Merritton. The card bears a 1¢ KEVII stamp postmarked in Merritton on February 8, 1904, and mailed via New York to Miss Millie Newcombe in Prospect, Bermuda, c/o Serg. J. Newcombe, Royal Engineers, Prospect, Bermuda from her cousin Henry. The back bears a pair of short paid markings.

The Royal Engineers 27th Company (Submarine Mining) had been permanently reassigned from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Bermuda in 1888 (part of the company had been split off to create the new 40th Company, which remained in Halifax), where they continued to maintain the mine defences to protect the harbour. In 1900 the Royal Engineers Submarine Mining Companies also assumed responsibility for operating electric searchlights defending harbours.