c1860 Liverpool boarding-house trade card—Franklin, St Paul’s Sq, emigrants info

img c1860 Liverpool boarding-house trade card—Franklin, St Paul’s Sq, emigrants infoSCROLL DOWN for MORE PHOTOS in DESCRIPTION Click HERE to view or search ANTIQUE.COTTAGE listings. This listing is for the ORIGINAL VICTORIAN business trade card. Measures approx 3.5"x2.5".Original mid-19th-century Liverpool boarding-house trade card for Franklin (late of the Mersey Hotel, Union Street), No. 3 St. Paul’s Square, Liverpool. Advertises “Respectable Board and Lodgings” and help for emigrants to America and Australia, with the house “within five minutes’ walk” of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway station and George’s Pier. Scarce Liverpool emigration ephemera.Exact transcription — front (as printed):FRANKLIN,(Late of the Mersey Hotel, Union Street,)No. 3, ST. PAUL’S SQUARE,Liverpool;Within five Minutes’ Walk from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Station and George’s Pier.———RESPECTABLE BOARD AND LODGINGS.———Every Information as to times of Sailing, Rates, &c., given to intending Emigrants to all parts of America and Australia.Reverse (ink, as written):Mr. Chester79 Sands Stcorner of Jay StBrooklyn (New York)Date: c.1855–1870 (Victorian type; references to the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway station and George’s Pier).Condition: Toned with scattered foxing/soiling and light edge wear; small spots/stains. No repairs. See photos for detail. Liverpool emigrant lodging, St Paul’s Square, George’s Pier, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Mersey Hotel, Victorian trade card, 19th-century travel, emigrants to America & Australia, boarding house ephemera.Authentic period piece related to family, history or local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition. Vintage or Antique.CONDITION: See listing description and photos.- International buyers are responsible to pay VAT or other Taxes to their countries as required.- eBAY collects and remits sales tax on behalf of several states. If you are a dealer, you can write to eBay to file a form to become tax exempt. LOC: LOC2: POSTCARDS05-TMKTK-F250803BDS110G Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution