Issue I. April 1st, 1873.
_One value._ Designed and printed by the American Bank Note Co., of New
York, upon medium white card; size, 4⁹⁄₂₀ × 2⅕ inches. The left upper
corner contains an irregular upright fancy label, with pendant. The label
bears a large capital coloured Roman letter “N” upon ground of coloured
horizontal lines. The pendant is broken in the centre by an ornamental
circle, containing the word “TO” in coloured early English characters.
At the top of the card, in the centre, is an ornamental scroll, the left
end of which is wound round the right side of the label just described.
The scroll bears “EWFOUNDLAND” in coloured fancy capitals. Below the
scroll there is a straight ornamental label, inscribed “POST CARD” in
white fancy capitals, upon ground of coloured horizontal lines. Beneath
the label is “THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE,” in coloured
slanting capitals, in a straight line; lower down three ruled lines for
the address, each one of which is shorter than the one above it. The
stamp is in the right upper corner of the card, and is of the same type
as the One Cent adhesive, issue 1871. The groundwork of the card is
filled in with innumerable interlaced circles, and crossing these are a
number of straight lines which converge towards the left bottom corner.
The design of the card is completed by an ornamental border, with rounded
corners. The border is broken at the bottom, in the centre, by a small
label with rounded ends inscribed “AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO., N.Y.,” in
white Roman capitals, and the corners contain large fancy white crosses.
Size of border, 4½ × 2½ inches. (_Illustration 82._)