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Greetings from Ohio large-letter, State Capitol, Columbus, 1945

Subjects
Large LetterTown & City Views
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of Greetings from Ohio large-letter, State Capitol, Columbus, 1945, c. 1945 linen postcard
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Back of Greetings from Ohio large-letter, State Capitol, Columbus, 1945, c. 1945 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The word OHIO appears in oversized letters, each filled with a different Ohio scene: a concrete arch bridge, a downtown skyline with a tall tower, a monumental office building, and a stadium with a ball field. Below, the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus is shown with its Greek Revival portico and central cupola, captioned "State Capital in Columbus," beside a scarlet carnation, Ohio's state flower since 1904. The Statehouse was begun in 1839 and completed in 1861 and remains the seat of Ohio's government in downtown Columbus. Ohio entered the Union on March 1, 1803, and the scarlet carnation became the state flower in 1904, a flower associated with President William McKinley.

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PublisherE. H. Potts Greeting Card Co.
Greetings from OHIO State Flower the Scarlet Carnation State Capital in Columbus --- Nickname—Buckeye State 1940 Population—6,907,612 Area in Sq. Miles—41,040 Entered the Union, Mar. 1, 1803 PUB. BY E. H. POTTS GREETING CARD CO., COLUMBUS, OHIO "TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE MADE IN U.S.A 72852
Addressed to
Mrs Elmer Draper

Box, 115, R, 2. Elmore, OH

Postcard record

PublisherE. H. Potts Greeting Card Co.
Series72852
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs Elmer Draper, Box, 115, R, 2., Elmore, OH
Place depictedState Capitol, Columbus, OH
Place depictedOH
PublisherE. H. Potts Greeting Card Co., Columbus, OH
NotesLinen-textured stock with a narrow white border; bright yellow and blue diagonal background typical of 1930s-40s large-letter cards. No postmark or cancellation present; date "Sept 4 - 1945" is handwritten on the card, with the sender's signature "Mamie Rayburn" also in manuscript. Divided-back linen-texture Tichnor card with E. H. Potts (Columbus, Ohio) imprint; light edge wear and a few foxing spots.

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Greetings from Ohio large-letter, State Capitol, Columbus, 1945, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/greetings-from-ohio-large-letter-state-capitol-columbus-1945. Accessed November 2, 2026.