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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