Greetings from Buckley Field, east of Denver, Colorado, circa 1943
- Card type
- Linen
About this postcard
A large-letter "Greetings from" card whose blocky letters spell BUCKLEY FIELD, each letter filled with a different Colorado scene — mountain lakes, red-rock canyons, forest and park views — while two twin-engine bombers fly across the pale blue sky above and a stylized burst of light rises at lower left. Buckley Field was established in 1942 east of Denver as an Army Air Forces training installation and named for 1st Lt. John H. Buckley, a Colorado aviator killed in France in 1918; it later became Buckley Air Force Base and then Buckley Space Force Base. The Curt Teich linen-finish "Greetings from" large-letter format was a staple of wartime-era tourist and military-base cards.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Sanborn Souvenir Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | 119 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Buckley Field, Denver, CO |
| Publisher | Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, CO |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; Curt Teich card number 119 printed at upper right; thin margins, no white border. No postmark, address, or message — back is entirely unused. Divided-back linen-era card with a vertical divider and a "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE" box; publisher imprint printed vertically along the divider. Light soiling/toning only. |
Cite this card
Greetings from Buckley Field, east of Denver, Colorado, circa 1943, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/greetings-from-buckley-field-east-of-denver-colorado-circa-1. Accessed October 25, 2026.