These patriotic postcards are characterized by the symbol of a multi-coloured maple leaf on the front of the card. With the text “Toronto Greetings”, each of the postcards shows an image of a Toronto scene, The publisher is not identified. The earliest postmark seen on the cards dates to 1904. The reverse of the card reads “Souvenir Mailing Card”, and has been designated as Series UNK19 by Mike Smith.
Stream in East Rosedale
Rosedale Ravine Drive
The Old Mill, Humber River
Scene at Toronto Island
Postcard Back
A Bend in the Humber River
Scene in High Park
Sick Children’s Hospital
Humber River, Toronto
St. James Cathedral
A WInter Scene (Jarvis St.)
Season’s Greetings
A similar series by the same unknown publisher (denoted as series UNK18 by Mike Smith in his Canadian Patriotic & Heraldic Postcard Handbook 1897—1945 Volume 2), is similar to the series above, but with a red back and a larger maple leaf with the text “Season’s Greetings” rather than “Toronto Greetings”. This series appears to have been issued for the 1903 Christmas season.
A Quiet Nook—Humber River, Toronto
UNK18-001
Postcard Back
