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A Texan's Map of the United States, Texas, circa 1942

Subjects
Comics & HumorMaps
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of A Texan's Map of the United States, Texas, circa 1942, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of A Texan's Map of the United States, Texas, circa 1942, c. 1930 linen postcard
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A comic map headed "A TEXAN'S MAP OF THE UNITED STATES," drawn from a Texan's point of view: Texas swells to fill most of the continent while the other states are squeezed into slivers and tagged with punning labels such as "Mint Soda" for Minnesota and "Misery" for Missouri. Texas cities, San Antonio among them, sit inside the state's oversized borders, and the Gulf of Mexico is renamed the "Gulf of Texas." Exaggerated-state comic maps were a steady seller in American postcard publishing, and this one leans on Texas's reputation for sheer size.

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PublisherCURT TEICH & CO., INC.
A TEXAN'S MAP OF THE UNITED STATES
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Postcard record

PublisherCURT TEICH & CO., INC.
SeriesTX-10 2C-H651
ConditionUnused Mint
Place depictedUnited States
Place depictedTexas, TX
Place depictedSan Antonio, TX
PublisherCURT TEICH & CO., INC., Chicago, IL
NotesLinen texture; no white border; printed in color; Curt Teich series 2C-H651; Curteich stock category code C. T. GENERAL TEXAS SCENE. 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, Texas, circa 1942, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/a-texans-map-of-the-united-states-texas-circa-1942. Accessed November 2, 2026.