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Items A-D; all postcards Item A: 5 3/8" x 3 3/8" postcard depicting "The Chain of Rocks Bridge," Hightway 66 over Mississippi river near St. Louis, MO. Card published by Blair Cedar & Novelty Works, Camdenton, MO. No inscription on back. Item B: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" postcard captioned "New Hotel Jefferson: Grand Lobby" in St. Louis, MO. No inscription on back. Item C: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" postcard captioned "New Hotel Jefferson: The Aristocrat of St. Louis" in St. Louis, MO. No inscription on back. Item D: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" postcard captioned "Aloe Plaza, Showing Fountain, Union Station and Post Office, St. Louis, Mo." Inscription on back: "Hello; Just got in. Have a message for you - Important. An 3-5996-." Card signed from Jo. Mailed to Clifford Smith, 211 So. Maple, Oak Park, IL. Postmarked Dec. 8, 1952 at 7 PM. Mailed with two single cent stamps, cancellation over stamps states in all capital letters "Save the Easy Way; Buy U.S. Bonds on Payroll Savings." Caption on lower left of postcard back: St. Louis, "The City of a Thousand Sights." Postcard made by St. Louis Greeting Card Company. |
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Dorothy Hallemeier |