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Metadata
Object Name |
Postcard |
Title |
Postcard: Address Side of Postcard with RPO Cancel and RMS Stamps |
Date |
1938, September 16 |
Scope & Content |
Address side of a postcard on cream colored paper with Texas Electric Railway RPO backstamp and RMS stamps. The postcard face, identified by the word 'POSTCARD' is divided into two sections: * Left - 'This space for writing messages' * Right - 'This space for address only' Information printed vertically on the postcard is: * Left: 'Dallas Post Card Co., Dallas, Texas. * Middle: "C.T. Art-Colortone" Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Made Only by Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago In the top left corner, stamped in blue ink, is the return address: George Krambles 2244 Cleveland Ave. Chicago, Illinois In the address section of the card is handwritten in blue ink: Miss E. L. Krambles 2244 Cleveland Chicago, Ills. In the message section of the card is handwritten in blue ink: Will try again to mail this via. R.P.O. car I missed Wednesday Geo The address side of the postcard has a single full R.P.O stamp paired with an oval RMS stamp. A half R.P.O. stamp covers the lower right section of the one cent postage stamp. The circular cancellation stamp reads: Denison & Dallas R. P. O. TR. 19, SEP 16, 1938 Domestic postage: One cent. POSTCARD MAILING RATES IN THE UNITED STATES July 1, 1898 - November 2, 1917 = 1 cent July 1, 1919 - April 24, 1925 = 1 cent July 1, 1928 - December 31, 1951 = 1 cent |
Associated People |
Krambles, George |
Search Terms |
Dallas Denison Denison and Dallas RPO Stamp Icon-Postcards Postcard Railway Post Office RMS Stamp RPO RPO Backstamp Train 19 |
Collection |
Krambles-Peterson Collection |
Catalog Number |
CP.2022.CL.20-284 |