ELGIN SCOTLAND ST GILES CHURCH FOUNTAIN RPPC POSTCARD 1915 VTG DIVIDED BACK For Sale

ELGIN SCOTLAND ST GILES CHURCH FOUNTAIN RPPC POSTCARD 1915 VTG DIVIDED BACK.● POSTCARD DETAILS ● • CORE SUBJECT: The Elgin Fountain & St Giles\' Church (High Street, Elgin, Moray, Scotland) • PUBLISHER: E. & W. Thorburn (Card No. 45) • TEXT ON CARD: Front: \"45 THE ELGIN FOUNTAIN, WINTER\" / \"E. & W. THORBURN\". Back: Handwritten message dated \"Banff Aug 30–14\" to Mrs. J. A. Deardorff in Abilene, Dickinson Co., Kansas, U.S.A. • VISUAL ELEMENTS: Real photo depicting a tiered fountain frozen over with thick cascading icicles. Historic stone architecture and St Giles\' Church with its classical columns are visible in the background. • ESTIMATED ERA: Edwardian / World War I era (Postmarked August 31, 1915) • POSTAGE STATUS: POSTED (Features a 1d red King George V stamp and a crisp, vertical Elgin circular date stamp postmark) ● CONDITION NOTES ● • OVERALL GRADING: Excellent / Vintage Used • SURFACE & IMAGE: Strong black-and-white contrast with crisp photographic detail. Minimal surface wear, zero silvering, and no major fading. • EDGES & CORNERS: Clean, straight edges with very light, negligible corner rounding consistent with a 100+ year old card. • REVERSE SIDE: Light natural toning across the back. The handwritten ink text remains dark, highly legible, and unsmudged. • DEFECTS: None. Free of creases, pinholes, tears, or structural damage. ● SHIPPING AND HANDLING ● • PACKAGING: Shipped securely in a protective plastic sleeve reinforced with card stock support inside a white envelope. • SERVICE: Sent via Standard Envelope for Postcards. • VALUE: Provides a highly affordable, reliable shipping option that includes tracking.