A portrait of General Washington by Charles Willson Peale from the Mount Vernon Collection.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
George Washington
A portrait of General Washington by Charles Willson Peale from the Mount Vernon Collection.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
From Williamsburg to Jamestown
The large map from which this card is made is an exhibit at the "Sign at the Bull's Head", a privately owned hostelry on Duke of Gloucester St., Williamsburg, Va.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Mt. Rushmore
A linen card showing Mt. Rushmore before work was started in 1927 and the way it looks today.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Betsy Ross
A nice UDB embossed card showing Betsy Ross making the first United States Flag. Copyright 1903.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
The Mailomat
A nice 1943 PM instructional postcard compliments of Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Company.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Abraham Lincoln
A unused embossed db card showing Abraham Lincoln commemorating his Emancipation Proclamation.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Abraham Lincoln
A db embossed card showing the Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln. PM 1917. By Raphael Tuck & Sons.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Betsy Ross House
A postcard showing the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia where the first American Flag was made.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Benjamin Franklin
A nice undivided back postcard showing Benjamin Franklin's Grave in Philadelphia, PA. Published by the Rose Company, Philadelphia, PA.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Star Spangled Banner
A unused linen card showing the original Star Spangled Banner in the National Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Licoln and the Contraband's
A unused embossed postcard showing Lincoln and his so called Contraband's.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Abraham Lincoln
An unused embossed postcard showing Abraham Lincoln. The log cabin in which he was born, Rock Spring Farm Kentucky, February 12, 1809. Also showing a picture of the White House on top. Printed in Germany by International Art Publishing Company.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Abraham Lincoln
A unused linen postcard showing Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Delivered at Gettysburg, PA November 19, 1863. Published by L. E. Smith, Wholesale Distributor, Gettysburg, PA.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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