A single-masted sailboat with a furled sail rests on calm water with silhouetted figures aboard, its reflection spreading across pink-tinged water beneath an orange-and-yellow sunset sky. At right, a windmill silhouette and a low skyline of spires and rooftops suggest a Dutch or Low Countries waterfront. The scene is rendered in a loose, impressionistic style rather than as a photograph.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Orange Aug 12
I would like to give
you a few [illegible] my
brother's house for her
but [illegible] please send
[illegible] that I will be there
[illegible] advise me
Sincerely yours
Mrs. Joseph Bannan
132 [illegible] Street
Manton
Pronounced canvas/linen weave texture across the whole surface; no printed text on front; light wear and small scuffs at the edges and lower-left corner.
Postmark: [illegible] FEB 3, 2:30 PM, 1939 — divided back, canvas-textured front, 1¢ green Franklin stamp; worn edges, corner creases, light soiling.
Cite this card
Sailboat at sunset with windmill silhouette, 1939, postcard, c. 1939. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sailboat-at-sunset-with-windmill-silhouette-1939. Accessed November 2, 2026.
