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Letter from Lavila to Joe Province, Fraser, MI, 1940

Subjects
Mail & CorrespondencePostmarks & Cancels
Card type
Government postal card
Date
c. 1940 (Linen)
Front of Letter from Lavila to Joe Province, Fraser, MI, 1940, Mr. J. J. Province, Jr., WV, USA, c. 1940 postal card postcard
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Back of Letter from Lavila to Joe Province, Fraser, MI, 1940, Mr. J. J. Province, Jr., WV, USA, c. 1940 postal card postcard
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About this postcard

Lavila writes to Joe Province in Shinnston, West Virginia, from Fraser, Michigan, on the last day of May 1940. The note describes a wet, cold drive: rain every minute of the day, a father who had to stop for gas every 40 or 50 miles, and an arrival home around 10:30. A furnace fire built with papers and kindling took the chill off, and the writer, who had brought no coat, made do with a couple of sweaters. The card is a used 1-cent Jefferson government postal card cancelled at Fraser, Michigan; Lavila signs off with plans to go downtown to Detroit.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

May 31, 1940 Dear Joe, It's as cold as "blue blazes" and I didn't bring a coat with me. I have a couple of sweaters though. He didn't drive over an inch of dry pavement and it rained every minute of the day. Dad went dry every 40 or 50 miles and we had to stop and let him tank up so we didn't get home until about 10:30. Dad built a fire in the furnace with papers and kindle took the chill off. We're going downtown (Detroit) in a minute so - So long. Lavila

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS U.S. POSTAGE 1 CENT 1 JEFFERSON FRASER MICH. MAY 31 P.M. 1940 --- THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
PostmarkedFRASER, MI, May 31, 1940
Addressed to
Mr. J. J. Province, Jr.

Route 2 Shinnston, WV

Postcard record

Postmarked, FRASER, MI
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. J. J. Province, Jr., Route 2, Shinnston, WV
Stamp1c Thomas Jefferson, green, perforated on all sides
NotesBoth sides scanned; no picture side (government postal card). Undivided-back 1-cent green Jefferson postal card printed 'THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS'; postmarked FRASER MICH MAY 31 P.M. 1940. Dealer price mark '$1.00 / #17' in upper left corner of address side. Light toning and foxing spots; message dated May 31, 1940, signed Lavila.

Cite this card

Letter from Lavila to Joe Province, Fraser, MI, 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/letter-from-lavila-to-joe-province-fraser-mi-1940. Accessed November 2, 2026.