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1-cent Postal Card Postmarked Feb. 12, 1942
- Creator:
- United States Postal Service
- Location:
- Washington, D.C.
- Origin Date:
- 1942
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 in x 5 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.1585
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This U. S. postal card addressed to Dr. Louis A. Warren of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was postmarked at Lincoln's New Salem, Ill. on February 12, 1942, the 133rd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. A handwritten note in black ink on the reverse reads "Just a post mark on this anniversary date. Sincerely, John W. Gellerman, Postmaster." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum