Printed lithograph postcard titled "ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN AT THE DEDICATION OF THE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL CEMETERY NOVEMBER 19, 1863." Front reproduces the Gettysburg Address text framed by a decorative border.
Back printed with "POST CARD" and eagle shield; header reads "LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS." Back text reads: "This is a fac-simile of the Tablet adopted by the War Department, in pursuance of the Act of Congress ordering the erection of Tablets bearing Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in all National Cemeteries and Military Parks." Includes a "Place the Stamp Here" box with postage rates: "One Cent for United States and Island Possessions, Cuba, Canada and Mexico. Two Cents For Foreign." Also printed: "THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE." and "THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS."
Standard size 5.5 x 3.5 in. Printed (Lithograph) postcard; Material: Cardboard; Features: Divided Back; Color: Sepia/Tan; Theme: Historical Figures; Featured Person: Abraham Lincoln; Subject: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address; Era: Divided Back (1907-1915); Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919; Postage Condition: Unposted; Country of Origin: United States; Continent: North America; Unit of Sale: Single Unit.
Condition: Unposted postcard. Multiple creases including a center vertical fold and a horizontal crease on the front; edge and corner wear with rounded corners and small corner chips; surface soiling, age toning and scattered light surface scuffs; small top-right corner chip. Card intact. No writing or postal cancellations.