Non-postal card showing black and white photo of fishing boats at Mount Lavinia, Ceylon. Mount Lavinia today is part of the city known as Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, a suburb of the capital city of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Ceylon became Sri Lanka in 1972. This photo looks to be the second in a series under the title “Ceylon Views” and as the description on the back indicates, it was published by The Lake House Bookshop in the city of Colombo. This bookshop is still very much in operation and their website is listed below. Card printed in England. The top of the photo shows what looks to be maybe a little water damage. Maybe from the waters of the Indian Ocean? As to the age of the card, the bookshop was originally established as a lending library in 1941, and developed into a bookshop from there. This places the date of the card approximately from 1941 up until 1972 when the country became Sri Lanka.

Non-postal tourist card, No. 2 Fishing Boats, Mount Lavinia. Publisher:  The Lake House Bookshop, Colombo 10, copyright. Printed in England. Circa 1941 -1972.

Sources:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehiwala-Mount_Lavinia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka

http://www.lakehousebookshop.com/