About this piece
Large letter linen postcard, "Greetings from Asheville N.C.", with mountain, city and garden scenes filling the block letters, including a domed city building, a balanced rock formation, rhododendron and azalea blossoms, a château-style estate and a resort hotel. Front marked A-15, (c) C.T. & Co., and code 5A-H1212. Standard size, about 3.5 x 5.5 in. Condition: very good, unposted and unwritten, with light age toning.
The back is a "Genuine Curteich-Chicago C.T. Art-Colortone Post Card" published for Harry N. Martin of Asheville, N.C. Its printed text calls Asheville a "year-around resort city" and "the Eastern gateway point to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park," the "central metropolis of Western North Carolina." Stamp box reads "Place One Cent Stamp Here."
A bright, classic example of the Curt Teich large letter series for North Carolina, Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains collectors.
The back is a "Genuine Curteich-Chicago C.T. Art-Colortone Post Card" published for Harry N. Martin of Asheville, N.C. Its printed text calls Asheville a "year-around resort city" and "the Eastern gateway point to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park," the "central metropolis of Western North Carolina." Stamp box reads "Place One Cent Stamp Here."
A bright, classic example of the Curt Teich large letter series for North Carolina, Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains collectors.
