Wild Postcards

A Continental-sized (about 4″ x 6″) card picked up after having taken the train to Vermont, where my Florida-raised younger daughter first saw snow at the age of 16. It was published by Woodchuck Cards, RD 1 Box 4915, Montpelier.

A Continental-sized (about 4″ x 6″) card picked up after having taken the train to Vermont, where my Florida-raised younger daughter first saw snow at the age of 16. It was published by Woodchuck Cards, RD 1 Box 4915, Montpelier.

From Great-Grandpa’s collection. “Bud” writes from Augusta, Michigan that he’s “having a swell time.” The penny stamp is postmarked June 29, 1949 at 1 P.M. The image is marked as ©1948 L.L. Cook Co., with a production number of L.C.-1. I wonder if there was an L.C.-2.

Great-Grandpa probably enjoyed receiving this. My cousin, John Hodinka (actually, my first cousin twice removed, to whom Great-Grandpa was “Uncle Phil”) says that Phil was pretty ornery. I mostly remember Phil as an old man who carried around his pocket change in a coin purse, and took me to Woolworth’s to buy Matchbox cars.

From Great-Grandpa’s collection. “Bud” writes from Augusta, Michigan that he’s “having a swell time.” The penny stamp is postmarked June 29, 1949 at 1 P.M. The image is marked as ©1948 L.L. Cook Co., with a production number of L.C.-1. I wonder if there was an L.C.-2. Great-Grandpa probably enjoyed receiving this. My cousin, John [...]