1908 Scottish Postcard

**bish** · 19th December 12, 12:24 AM

My father deals in rare stamps and covers and he showed me a postcard in his collection that I thought would be fun to share. Unfortunately the writing is in Italian which I don't speak but feel free to translate it if you do. The faded words at top of the front says Highland Dancing "Ghillie Callum"

**KenB** · 19th December 12, 06:06 AM

Thanks for posting this card. The picture is fabulous. I am surprised the colours are still vibrant given it's age. I'll work on the Italian part and see what was said.

**Mike_Oettle** · 19th December 12, 10:47 AM

The card clearly dates from the era of colouring black-and-white photographs, but I enjoy the brightness of it and am intrigued that it has been kept so well.
I would be most interested to see a translation of the Italian.
Regards,
Mike

**bish** · 19th December 12, 04:21 PM

Yes it is definitely a black and white, coloured photo. I did add a little bit of contrast to the image in Photoshop so that the words would stand out better. But the colour is there just a tad less vibrant in real life. It's really not in super great shape you can see the corners are worn and there is a crease or two, it's yellowed and looks like it may have had a bit of water get on the back. I'll have to ask my dad where he got it from. But he keeps it in a plastic cover in his collection.