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Posted: **Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:00 pm**

This card was sent by E Busby of the Valentine Publishing Co Ltd Launceston to a Mr G Rowntree 88 Elizaberth St Hobart, advising of the new 1930 samples (postcards?)
What business did Mr G Rowntree operate?

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Posted: **Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:35 pm**

As indicated by this snippet from The Mercury dated August 1st 1933, Mr. G. Rowntree was a bookseller.

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While having 'a Trove' I also found this mention of a Mr. E de Busby in The Examiner.

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Posted: **Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:34 am**

Thanks Ross for the interesting information.

A 2 bob robbery ! How times have changed.

Mr Busby sounds like an interesting person. I wonder what new Tasmanian postcard views were published.

Glad the read that Mr Busby thinks Tasmanian scenery is "As good as England"! High praise indeed.

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Valentine Publishing Co Ltd. Launceston Agent.

Valentine Publishing Co Ltd. Launceston Agent.

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Re: Valentine Publishing Co Ltd. Launceston Agent.