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Greetings from Ocean City, New Jersey, circa 1940

Subjects
Beaches & CoastlinesDogs & CatsSailing & Sailboats
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Greetings from Ocean City, New Jersey, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
Front
Back of Greetings from Ocean City, New Jersey, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
Back

About this postcard

A multi-view "Greetings from" card for Ocean City, New Jersey, with four oval vignettes — gulls over the surf, sailboats offshore, a motor launch crowded with bathers, and a moonlit sea — around a central tilted panel of a black dog sitting on the sand. Ocean City is a barrier-island resort on the southern New Jersey shore, laid out in 1879 as a dry, family-oriented seaside town, and cards of this style were sold to summer visitors. The linen-textured stock and bright, airbrushed coloring are typical of the late 1930s through the 1940s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Thinking about coming home from the week end at Grand. Sincerely Rosa

PublisherTichnor Brothers
Greetings from OCEAN CITY, N.J. --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD 12,895 TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS PUBLICATION, CAMBRIDGE, MASS., U.S.A.
PostmarkedJuly 25, 1941, 18:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Betty Hill

Atlantic Ave., Haddonfield, N.J.

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherTichnor Brothers
ConditionGood
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen texture overall; no white border; faint smudged marks near the top left of the greeting text. Postmark: OCEAN CITY N.J. JUL 25 6:30 PM 1941. Divided-back linen card with white border; blue-ink message; pencil note at bottom; light staining.

Cite this card

Greetings from Ocean City, New Jersey, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/greetings-from-ocean-city-new-jersey-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.