These are vintage Canadian travel humor postcards from the 1940s. They were published by the Valentine-Black Co. Ltd., a prominent mid-century postcard publisher based in Toronto, Canada.
Postcard Breakdown
Top Card: Features a chaotic driving scene titled "We're Going Places Here" (Catalog number A-P 45). It depicts a speeding car overflowing with passengers, accidentally running over an object while a dog and onlookers watch in shock.
Bottom Card: Features a classic tongue-in-cheek comic illustration titled “Enjoying My Trip, Can’t Hear The Back Seat Driver!” (Catalog number A-P 60). It depicts a smiling man driving a moving truck with a woman sitting far away in an open-air sofa at the very back.
Key Characteristics
Publisher: Valentine-Black Co. Ltd. was a well-known Canadian distributor recognized for both regional topographical views and comically themed novelty card series.
Material: These are printed on heavy cardstock typical of mid-20th-century mass production.
Condition: good, colour vibrant
These are vintage Canadian travel humor postcards from the 1940s. They were published by the Valentine-Black Co. Ltd., a prominent mid-century postcard publisher based in Toronto, Canada.
Postcard Breakdown
Top Card: Features a chaotic driving scene titled "We're Going Places Here" (Catalog number A-P 45). It depicts a speeding car overflowing with passengers, accidentally running over an object while a dog and onlookers watch in shock.
Bottom Card: Features a classic tongue-in-cheek comic illustration titled “Enjoying My Trip, Can’t Hear The Back Seat Driver!” (Catalog number A-P 60). It depicts a smiling man driving a moving truck with a woman sitting far away in an open-air sofa at the very back.
Key Characteristics
Publisher: Valentine-Black Co. Ltd. was a well-known Canadian distributor recognized for both regional topographical views and comically themed novelty card series.
Material: These are printed on heavy cardstock typical of mid-20th-century mass production.
Condition: good, colour vibrant
