Kotzschmar Memorial Organ City Hall Auditorium Portland ME 1915 Postcard

A 1915 divided-back postcard depicting the grand Kotzschmar Memorial Organ in the City Hall Auditorium of Portland, Maine, published by Hugh C. Leighton Co. The printed caption on the reverse explains that the organ was donated by Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis as a memorial to Prof. Hermann Kotzschmar, and that it was then the fourth largest organ in the world, costing $60,000. Postally used and mailed from Portland to Miss Mary Gorman of Bethel, Maine.

• Interior view of the famous Kotzschmar Memorial Organ, City Hall Auditorium, Portland, Maine
• Published by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, Me.; publisher number 216113
• Postmarked Portland, Maine, April 10, 1915 (machine cancel); 1-cent green Washington stamp
• Addressed to Miss Mary Gorman, Bethel, Maine; handwritten message on correspondence side
• Back caption notes organ donated by Cyrus H.K. Curtis; fourth largest organ in the world at cost of $60,000
• Divided-back era printed card; light toning consistent with age; image and text fully legible

Condition

Postally used with a clear Portland ME April 10, 1915 machine cancel and 1-cent green Washington stamp. Light overall toning/aging to paper; image legible; corners appear intact; handwritten message and address present.

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