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POSTAL TELEGRAPH [[insignia]] COMMERCIAL CABLES CLARENCE H. MACKAY, PRESIDENT CABLEGRAM [[underline]] REGISTERED TRADE-MARK, DESIGN PATENT NO. 36369 The Postal Telegraph-Cable Company (Incorporated) transmits and delivers this message subject to the terms and conditions printed on the back of this blank. [[table]] [Left side] NUMBER SENT BY REC'D BY CHECK 12CH G 8 3 51a.m. Colombo Feb. 15th.1907 From Hecker, DetroitMich. SEAFIGHT SEVENTEENTH TO BATAVIA SHIPYARD. FREER. [[annotated vertically]] Sail on Hamberg - American Line [[?]] Am quite well. [Right side] Received at [[blank underline]] (WHERE ANY REPLY SHOULD BE SENT.) 190 [[annotated vertically]] Colombo to Singapore - 6days [[double line]] No Inquiry respecting this message can be attended to without the production of this paper. [italics] Repetitions of doubtful words should be obtained through the Company's offices, and not by [bold]DIRECT[/bold] application to the sender.[/italics]
Transcription Notes:
Oval Insignia, reading "Postal Telegraph" on the top, "System" on the bottom. In the center is pictured North America with telegraph cables running centrally from the USA eastward and westward. Underneath on a banner and in the whitespace it reads "COMMERCIAL CABLE".