Original vintage postcard featuring the Hotel Oregon in Portland, Oregon, mailed in 1929 from Oak Grove, Clackamas County, Oregon.
The front shows a colorful street-level view of the large Hotel Oregon, with early automobiles, pedestrians, American flags and the hotel's prominent rooftop and street signage. Printed caption reads:
“8664. Hotel Oregon, Portland, Ore.”
The reverse contains a handwritten message addressed to Mr. Sam Kern in Vancouver, Washington, and retains its original 1¢ green Benjamin Franklin stamp.
Of particular interest to postal-history collectors is the clear OAK GROVE / OREG. circular postmark dated:
NOV 13
1929
Oak Grove is a community in Clackamas County, Oregon, south of Portland.
The postal-history reference accompanying this card records the standalone Oak Grove post office as operating from 1907 until 1962. In 1962, the listing changes to Oak Grove Branch, which continues thereafter.
Thus, this 1929 postcard was mailed during the period when Oak Grove operated under its own post-office designation, more than three decades before that designation ended.
For DPO and Oregon postal-history collectors, the Oak Grove, Oreg. cancellation is considerably more interesting than the Portland scene alone might suggest.
Type: Printed Postcard
Era: White Border / Early Linen-era period
Year: 1929
Postmarked: Yes
Postmark: Oak Grove, Oregon
County: Clackamas County
Post Office: Oak Grove, OR
Standalone Post Office Dates: 1907–1962
Later Status: Oak Grove Branch, 1962–Date
DPO Interest: Yes – former standalone post-office designation
Location Shown: Portland, Oregon
Subject: Hotel Oregon
Theme: Hotels / Architecture / Street Scene / Automobiles
Stamp: 1¢ Green Benjamin Franklin
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Number of Items: 1
Good vintage used condition with age-related wear.
There is visible corner and edge wear, including small areas of edge loss/chipping, along with light surface wear and age toning. Writing is present on the reverse.
The Oak Grove, Oregon 1929 postmark is quite strong and readily identifiable, and the original stamp remains attached.
Please examine both photographs carefully for exact condition.
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