A small, weathered wooden meeting house with a steep gabled roof, clapboard siding, diamond-paned windows and a simple plank door, standing among trees. The building is the First Church of Salem, Massachusetts, erected in 1634.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
I shall have some better cards
for you the
next time
Dear Mr Paul.
I was very pleased with your
cards they are lovely as are all
you send, you certainly are getting
quite a business in selling cards. My lady
friends Mrs Adams of Cambridge
and Miss Phipps of Chatham write
how pleased they are with you
now isn't that lovely? I told them
to be careful or I shall tell them
for I had you first ha! ha!
Printed caption along bottom edge is cropped at left. Handwritten name "E. M. Paul" in blue ink across the roof of the building. Slight edge wear.
No postmark and no stamp present. Undivided back: printed 'THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS' with stamp box 'Place the Stamp Here / One Cent for United States, and Island Possessions, Cuba, Canada and Mexico. Two Cents For Foreign.' — pre-1907 style. Imprint: The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, Me., U.S.A., printed in Frankfort o/Main, Germany, No. 1988. Blue-ink message fills the entire back, opening 'Dear Mr Paul.'; no address block. Pencil dealer marks '112' and '2.00' at top left. Light toning/foxing.
Cite this card
First Church (built 1634), Salem, MA, circa 1901, postcard, c. 1901. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/first-church-built-1634-salem-ma-circa-1901. Accessed November 2, 2026.
