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Undivided-Back Postcard |
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From: https://siarchives.si.edu/history/featured-topics/postcard/postcard-history UNDIVIDED-BACK or POST CARD PERIOD: 1901-1907 In December 1901, the Postmaster-General issued Post Office Order No. 1447, which allowed the words "Post Card" instead of the longer "Private Mailing Card" on the back of postcards. Private printers were now also allowed to omit the line citing the 1898 Private Mailing Card Act. However, messages were still not allowed on the address side of postcards. By this time, the front of most postcards had images, which eliminated it as a space for messages. Because of the absence of message space on the address side of postcards, the Post Card Period is also known as the Undivided Back Period. |
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