Lot of 4 linen national park postcards, all posted between 1944 and 1948, each with a handwritten travel message: Grand Teton, Great Smoky Mountains (black bears), Rainier and Glacier. Standard size, about 3.5 x 5.5 inches, linen finish. Condition varies card to card as described below; all show normal age and postal use, and the Glacier card has writing across the front.

• Grand Teton and Saddle from Jenny Lake, Grand Teton National Park. Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, C.T. Art-Colortone, No. 979. Posted Torrington, Wyo., June 29, 1948, 1c Washington stamp. Pencil road-trip message about detours, a bad road and heading to the Black Hills. Light edge wear.
• Cautioning the Family in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, No. 507, mother bear and two cubs. Curt Teich, 1B-H2232, distributed by Harry N. Martin, Asheville, N.C. Posted Gatlinburg, Tenn., May 31, 1946. Small spots on the back, light corner wear.
• Mountain Reflected in Mirror Lake, Rainier National Park, 26-2412, Curt Teich 5A-H561. Posted Malone, Wash., Oct. 1, 1948. Message mentions Malone as a little lumber town in the mountains. Stamp torn.
• Sperry Glacier, Glacier National Park, No. 8145, photo by Hileman, Glacier Park Hotel Co., C.T. Art-Colortone 5A-H213. Posted Belton, Mont., Sep. 20, 1944. Ink message on front and back; foxing and edge wear.

The Smoky Mountains and Rainier cards are both addressed to the same person, Miss Eleanor Beckley of Albany, Indiana.