Pre WWI Agricultural Trade Postal Stationery Blank Reverse

OVERVIEW

Offered is an authentic piece of early twentieth century American business ephemera combining official United States postal stationery with a private commercial overprint from The Cincinnati Grain Co.

This 1913 government issued postal card features the 1 cent McKinley indicium and remains entirely unused.

It documents the widespread use of government postal cards by industrial and agricultural firms during the expansion of Midwest commodity trade prior to World War I.

FRANKING & POSTAL HISTORY

The postal stationery is classified as a United States 1 cent postal card featuring the William McKinley profile.

This postal card corresponds to Scott UX24 or UX25, with exact die attribution requiring specialized frame measurement beyond standard visual inspection.

The red indicium is printed by typography on standard buff government cardstock.

As an uncirculated postal card, the perforation size and state of original gum are not applicable.

The card features the printed instruction:

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS ONLY

There are no cancellations, routing marks, or receiving timestamps present, and the reverse side remains entirely blank.

CONTEXT & COLLECTOR APPEAL

During the early twentieth century, American agricultural and commodity firms frequently purchased government postal stationery in bulk and custom printed company identifications directly onto official postal cards for quotations, invoice notices, grain market correspondence, and wholesale trade communication.

Unlike standard unused United States postal cards commonly found in dealer stock, examples bearing private commercial imprints directly document business operational preparation for intended commercial correspondence.

The Cincinnati Grain Co. overprint directly connects this piece to early twentieth century American agricultural commerce. Commercially imprinted government postal stationery remains highly collectible among postal history specialists, advertising collectors, and early American ephemera researchers.

ITEM SPECIFICS

Country: United States

Year: 1913

Type: Postal Card

Topic: Early American Commercial Postal Stationery Agricultural Trade History

Theme: Pre WWI Commercial Ephemera

Subject: Cincinnati Grain Co Ohio

Era: 1910s

Region: Cincinnati Ohio

Stamp Color: Red

Stamp Denomination: 1 Cent

Printing Method: Typography

Paper Type: Buff Cardstock

Scott Number: UX24 or UX25

Features: Unused Commercial Imprint Blank Reverse

Custom SKU: USA-1913-CINCINNATI-GRAIN-UX

CONDITION

This original postal card is in unused archival condition.

The card shows no postal use, no handwriting, and no cancellations. Observed characteristics include very light natural age toning to the buff cardstock consistent with century-old paper, and minor softening at the extreme corner tips.

The red McKinley indicium and the blue commercial imprint remain crisp and sharply defined.

The reverse is completely blank with no modern writing or repairs.

Please review all photographs carefully to determine exact condition.