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Waves breaking at Tigne Point, Malta

Card type
Real photo

About this subject

Sepia photograph of heavy surf breaking over dark rocks at Tigne Point, Malta, with spray filling the foreground. In the distance a low fortified point with a stone tower and a row of buildings stands against a hazy sky.

Postcard Details

Message ยท English, in pencil

Dear Rege: Thanks for your Xmas card. Having a wonderful time just now, trekking around in Algeria, Tunis, Tripoli + this place. Going Sicily to-morrow. Have heard from Lyman. Billy had gone back to the States when I left Paris; not sure where he is now. Have seen lot of Geddo, Hale French, Tom + Leon while they were in Paris. Best luck to you + remember me to the Unit you see in [illegible]. As ever Bob P.

PostmarkedValletta
Stamp
Addressed to
Reginald Coggershall

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States America

Postcard record

PostmarkedValletta
ConditionFair
Place addressedCambridge, MA
Place depictedTigne Point
Stamp1d King Edward VII, red, issued 1906
NotesSepia-toned photographic print; torn/missing pieces along top edge, corner wear and surface staining; undivided-era style stock. Postmark: VALLETTA 9 30 15 (Malta) โ€” year not legible. Divided-back card (CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS ONLY), matte sepia finish, no white border. Pencil message; 1d Malta King George V stamp. Front caption reads 'Malta. Tigne Point'.

Cite this card

Waves breaking at Tigne Point, Malta, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/waves-breaking-at-tigne-point-malta. Accessed October 5, 2026.