Color linen postcard depicting The Castle San Marcos National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida; horizontal view with caption at top 'The Castle San Marcos National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida' and bottom caption 'The Oldest City in the United States.' Copyright P.A. Wolle 1939 printed at lower right.
Type: Linen Postcard; Material: Cardboard; Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in); Features: Divided Back; Postage Condition: Posted; Original/Licensed Reprint: Original; Era: Linen (1930-1945); Year Manufactured: 1939; Region: Florida; City: St. Augustine; Subject: The Castle San Marcos National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida; Country: United States; Continent: North America; Unit of Sale: Single Unit; Number of Items in Set: 1; Theme: Famous Places. Printed back text: Fort Marion - the oldest military fortification on the western continent was formerly called Fort San Marcos. Building was started in 1672 by the Spaniards and not completed until 1756 by slaves and Indians compelled to do the work. Five acres are covered by this huge structure - in some places the walls being 40 ft. thick. Coquina was the material used in building this best preserved specimen of such architecture in all the world. Publisher: Florida Souvenir Co., St. Augustine, Florida; Imprint: Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.; Postmark: St. Augustine MAR 29 1945; United States 1 Cent stamp affixed; Note: Handwritten message and recipient address on back.
Condition: Posted with United States 1 Cent stamp and St. Augustine MAR 29 1945 postmark. Handwritten message and recipient address on back. Light corner and edge wear with small corner bumps; mild age toning and scattered foxing on back; small surface marks on front image.