This antique postcard features a striking, vibrant printed lithograph titled "Fishing Fleet, Near Eastport, Maine." The image showcases a dense gathering of early 20th-century fishing sailboats out on the water, capturing a vital era in New England's maritime and sardine canning history.
Published by the well-regarded Metropolitan News Co. (Boston, Mass. and Germany) as No. 6691, this card boasts the beautiful color registration and quality characteristic of early German-printed editions. The back is divided, featuring a crisp 1-cent green Benjamin Franklin stamp (Series 1902) and an authentic Eastport, Maine postmark dated July 5. It includes a handwritten period message sent to Adams, Massachusetts, making it a wonderful piece of historical ephemera for collectors of Maine topography, nautical history, or classic publisher logos.
Message: Have stayed four months and beginning to find friends and that town is so attractive a location of country. Did you see Christabel of had she gone when you arrived? / Harriet F. Holmes
Features:
• Postcard
Condition: Pre-Owned Good
Corner Wear: Light rounding and minor edge wear consistent with age.
Surface Condition: Minor surface smudging on the front upper left sky area.
Writing/Postmark: Period ink writing on the left message section of the back. Postmark is partially struck but legible ("EASTPORT, ME / JUL 5"). Includes a well-centered 1-cent Franklin stamp.
Defects: Notable rough chipping/edge wear along the left vertical border on the front side (corresponds to the right edge on the reverse side). Please review photos closely for an exact view of this edge wear.
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