A Texan's Map of the United States

Subjects: Comics & Humor Maps
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of A Texan's Map of the United States, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

A comic map postcard titled 'A Texan's Map of the United States,' showing Texas exaggeratedly large and the other states reduced to humorous labels such as 'Mint Soda' for Minnesota and 'Misery' for Missouri. Texas cities are labeled, and the Gulf of Mexico is renamed 'Gulf of Texas.'

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.

TX-10 A TEXAN'S MAP OF THE UNITED STATES WASH TIN MOUNT ANNIE NORTH COLDER ALL GONE HI-HO COLOR RADIO THE COLD (SOUTH) YOU SAW WHY HOME IN KNEE GRASS NEVER ADD CAN THIS ARID ZONE NEW MIX (HICCUP) OKAY? EL PASO AMARILLO LUBBOCK WICHITA FALLS FT. WORTH DALLAS ABILENE WACO TYLER TEX-ARKANA AUSTIN SAN ANGELO HOUSTON BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR GALVESTON SAN ANTONIO CORPUS CHRISTI LAREDO BROWNSVILLE GULF OF TEXAS MINT SODA FEW MISS PUDDLES WISE COUSIN MICHIGAN OUT-A-WAY MISERY ILL NOISE INDIAN ANNIE ARCH INSULT OLD HIGH WEST SNAFU DC WHERE IN N. SCHOOL'S LINE S. CANNED TURKEY TEN SEEDS ALL HAMMY JUDGY LOUSY ANNE MISS-IS-YIPPI SWAMP LAND "DAMNED YANKEE" LAND © CURT TEICH & CO., INC. 2C-H651 --- C. T. GENERAL TEXAS SCENE GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE

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Postcard record

Series	2C-H651
Condition	Unused Mint
Place depicted	United States
Place depicted	Texas, TX
Place depicted	San Antonio, TX
Publisher	Chicago, IL
Notes	Linen texture; no white border; printed in color; Curt Teich code 2C-H651. No postmark, address, or handwritten message — unused card. Divided-back Curt Teich 'C.T. Art-Colortone' linen-era card (circa 1930s–40s); light soiling on the blank message side.

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A Texan's Map of the United States, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/a-texans-map-of-the-united-states-1930. Accessed October 5, 2026.