Four large fish, apparently salmon or lake trout, hang head-up from a wooden crossbar in front of leafy trees, their pale bellies and reddish fins catching the light. The printed line turns the catch into a humorous greeting, the kind of comic "wish you were here" card sold to anglers and sent home from a fishing trip. Such novelty fish cards were popular from the 1930s through the 1950s, when linen-textured chromolithograph cards dominated the American market.
White border; visible linen (crosshatch) texture across the image; light wear and slight discoloration along the left edge.
No postmark (unused card). Handwritten address and date Feb 18 1945 on the message half; a single name on the address half. Divided back, linen-texture stock with white border; heavy foxing/staining across the back.
Cite this card
"Here's the Fish I Promised to Send You" — four large fish hanging from a pole, circa 1940s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/heres-the-fish-i-promised-to-send-you-four-large-fish-hangin. Accessed October 24, 2026.
