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About this piece
Measures: 5.5" x 3.5"
Chrome postcard featuring a scenic view of Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, with the city skyline and rows of blooming pink spring trees in the foreground. A classic mid-century chrome view printed by Dexter Press from an Ektachrome photograph by Wm. Harold Harvey.
REVERSE: Divided back with Dexter Press imprint. Postally used — bears a 4-cent Woodrow Wilson stamp and a Chicago, Illinois postmark dated May 11, 1963. Handwritten message present (transcribe here if applicable).
SPECIFICATIONS
• Type: Chrome Postcard (Photochrome)
• Publisher/Printer: Dexter Press
• Photographer: Wm. Harold Harvey (Ektachrome)
• Location: Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois
• Postmark: Chicago IL, May 11, 1963
• Stamp: 4¢ Woodrow Wilson definitive
• Era: Chrome era, 1963 (pre-ZIP code; two-digit postal zone period 1943–1963)
• Size: Standard 3.5" × 5.5"
• Condition: VG — light corner wear consistent with grade; postally used on reverse; image side clean
Note: The May 11, 1963 postmark places this card just weeks before ZIP codes were introduced (July 1963), making it a transitional postal use. The 4¢ domestic postcard rate was in effect January 1952–January 1963; verify stamp usage for postal history collectors.
Securely sleeved and packaged for safe delivery. Combined shipping available — additional cards ship for a small surcharge. Please see our other listings for more vintage postcards, RPPCs, and ephemera.
Chrome postcard featuring a scenic view of Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, with the city skyline and rows of blooming pink spring trees in the foreground. A classic mid-century chrome view printed by Dexter Press from an Ektachrome photograph by Wm. Harold Harvey.
REVERSE: Divided back with Dexter Press imprint. Postally used — bears a 4-cent Woodrow Wilson stamp and a Chicago, Illinois postmark dated May 11, 1963. Handwritten message present (transcribe here if applicable).
SPECIFICATIONS
• Type: Chrome Postcard (Photochrome)
• Publisher/Printer: Dexter Press
• Photographer: Wm. Harold Harvey (Ektachrome)
• Location: Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois
• Postmark: Chicago IL, May 11, 1963
• Stamp: 4¢ Woodrow Wilson definitive
• Era: Chrome era, 1963 (pre-ZIP code; two-digit postal zone period 1943–1963)
• Size: Standard 3.5" × 5.5"
• Condition: VG — light corner wear consistent with grade; postally used on reverse; image side clean
Note: The May 11, 1963 postmark places this card just weeks before ZIP codes were introduced (July 1963), making it a transitional postal use. The 4¢ domestic postcard rate was in effect January 1952–January 1963; verify stamp usage for postal history collectors.
Securely sleeved and packaged for safe delivery. Combined shipping available — additional cards ship for a small surcharge. Please see our other listings for more vintage postcards, RPPCs, and ephemera.