UPenn Letterhead Postcard Philadelphia PA 1905

Front

Description: Postcard-letter with the UPenn seal/logo printed in the upper left corner (blue and red embossed seal) and 'UPenn' printed in decorative red and blue Gothic lettering as the heading. Below: 'Phila. Pa. [date]'. The front is filled with a handwritten letter message. Publisher credit bottom left: 'UPenn, Phila. Pa.'

Printed Text: UPenn / Phila. Pa. [date] / Dear Uncle Ed and Aunt Jane: — Your Easter postal reached me and the thought that you think of me sometimes, helped make that season a happy one. I should have written long before this but will certainly do so soon. School is almost over. I leave for the West on June 6th. Affectionately, Harold M. [surname illegible]

Back

Description: Divided-back (early) postcard. Postmark: PHILADELPHIA, MAY 26 (year partially visible, circa 1905). 1-cent Ben Franklin stamp (green). Address: Mr. E. C. Clark, Channahon, Will County, Illinois. The back is labeled exclusively for the address side.

Printed Text: POST CARD / THIS SIDE IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ADDRESS

Publisher Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Postmark & Message

Postmark: PHILADELPHIA, PA, MAY 26, circa 1905

Message: Dear Uncle Ed and Aunt Jane: — Your Easter postal reached me and the thought that you think of me sometimes, helped make that season a happy one. I should have written long before this but will certainly do so soon. School is almost over. I leave for the West on June 6th. Affectionately, Harold M. [surname illegible]