The W.J. Gage Co. Limited was a Toronto publisher located at 52 & 54 Front Street West late in the 19th century. On their business envelopes, (example from 1897 shown above, with a Toronto Flag F cancel), they noted they were “Book Sellers, Envelope Makers” and “Manufacturing Stationers”.
Capt. Nelles
WITH
THE SOLDIERS OF CANADA
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Lt-Col. Buchan
WITH
THE SOLDIERS OF CANADA
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Above, an unused copy. Below, a copy postally used to Binghampton, N.Y., USA from Napanee, Ontario with Toronto & Mont. G.T.RY CDS postmark dated July 24, 1900. Published in 1900 by W.J. Gage & Co. Limited., a Toronto publisher, as part of a series of Boer War postcards.
Cover bears a 1¢ QV Numeral stamp.
The card is classified as GAG-002 in Michael J. Smith’s The Canadian Patriotic & Heraldic Postcard Handbook 1897–1945.
Below, the reverse of the card.
Lt-Col. Drury
WITH
THE SOLDIERS OF CANADA
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Lt-Col. Evans
WITH
THE SOLDIERS OF CANADA
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Top, an unused copy; below a copy mailed from Hotel Empire in Wallaceburg, Ontario to Mrs. Ford H. Rogers, 29 Peterboro Street, Detroit, Mich. U.S.A with a partial Wallaceburg postmark and killer on a QV 1¢ Numeral stamp.
Below, the reverse of the card.
Col. Herchmer
WITH
THE SOLDIERS OF CANADA
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Lt-Col. Lessard
WITH
THE SOLDIERS OF CANADA
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Lt-Col. Otter
WITH
THE SOLDIERS OF CANADA
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Lt-Col. Pelletier
WITH
THE SOLDIERS OF CANADA
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Lt-Col. Steele
WITH
THE SOLDIERS OF CANADA
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Major Denison
WITH
THE SOLDIERS OF CANADA
IN SOUTH AFRICA
