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About this piece
Vintage linen postcard, "M511: White House, South Front, Washington, D.C.," showing the south portico and lawn with a flag flying and the house reflected in a lily pond in the foreground. Front numbered 40670. Standard size, about 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Posted and in fair used condition, with corner and edge wear, a small stain on the message side, and pencil marks on the address side.
Postmarked Washington, D.C., May 28, 1944, 9 PM, with a wavy-line machine cancel over a green 1 cent Washington stamp. The handwritten note tells the recipient the writer is enjoying a vacation and hopes she will come visit when the writer gets back. Addressed to Ligonier, Indiana.
The back is published by B.S. Reynolds Co., Washington, D.C., with the Metrocraft, Everett, Mass. imprint, and carries a printed caption about the President's grounds, the cornerstone laid in 1792, and John Adams as first occupant in 1800.
A nice wartime-dated card for Washington, D.C. and White House collectors.
Postmarked Washington, D.C., May 28, 1944, 9 PM, with a wavy-line machine cancel over a green 1 cent Washington stamp. The handwritten note tells the recipient the writer is enjoying a vacation and hopes she will come visit when the writer gets back. Addressed to Ligonier, Indiana.
The back is published by B.S. Reynolds Co., Washington, D.C., with the Metrocraft, Everett, Mass. imprint, and carries a printed caption about the President's grounds, the cornerstone laid in 1792, and John Adams as first occupant in 1800.
A nice wartime-dated card for Washington, D.C. and White House collectors.