Vintage Linen Postcard SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Washington D.C. DivBk StdSz USA

Unposted single original linen postcard. Reverse with handwritten message and 'Aug. 1943' date; no stamp or address. Front and back show light corner and edge wear with slight rounding, light surface soiling and age toning, scattered foxing spots, and a light vertical center crease. Includes single original printed postcard only; no envelope.

Brand/Publisher: B. S. Reynolds Co.; Published by B. S. Reynolds Co., Washington, D.C.; Type: Linen Postcard; Era: Linen (1930-1945); Year Manufactured: 1943; Time Period Manufactured: 1940-1949; Subject: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Theme: Architecture, Famous Places; Color: Color; Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in); Features: Divided Back; Material: Cardboard; Unit of Sale: Single Unit; Number of Items in Set: 1; Postage Condition: Unposted; Country of Origin: United States; Country: United States; Continent: North America

Front image details: Color linen view of the Smithsonian Institution red-brick building with statue and flag in the foreground. Printed caption along top reads 'M536:-SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. WASHINGTON, D. C.' Printed number '8388' appears at lower right. Linen printing texture evident.

Reverse image details: Divided back with preprinted blue 'POST CARD' and printed descriptive paragraph about the Smithsonian at lower left. Vertical publisher credit 'PUB. BY B. S. REYNOLDS CO., WASHINGTON, D.C.' appears at left and vertical 'METROCRAFT EVERETT MASS' at right. Handwritten message and 'Aug. 1943' date are present; unposted with no stamp or address. Includes single original printed postcard only; no envelope included.

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