Town Hall and Post Office, Moosomin, Sask.

Postmarked September 6, 1939 at Moosomin, Sask. The U.K. had declared war on Germany on September 3 and Canada's Parliament met the day after this postcard was mailed and had officially declared war itself by September 10. Which is interesting, because the postcard was mailed by an American named Herman Schmidt -- not a name you'd have wanted to have just about then. It was addressed to his father, Alfred Schmidt at Berlin, N.H., U.S.A., 145 Summer St., but readdressed to Lewiston, Maine: "Dear Folks, Here for just a few hours. Will write you from 'Calgary'. In haste. Love to all, Herman. P.S. Everything going great."

Herman wrote in block capitals -- unusual but nice for transcribing. Although mailed in 1939, this appears to be a Golden Age card and is by Rumsey & Co.