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Post Office, Mexico, Missouri

Subjects
AutomobilesPost Offices
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Post Office, Mexico, Missouri, c. 1907 real photo postcard
Front
Back of Post Office, Mexico, Missouri, c. 1907 real photo postcard
Back

About this subject

Black-and-white view of a two-story stone post office building with arched windows and a hipped roof, an American flag flying from a pole on the roof. A street lamp stands at the corner and a vintage automobile is parked at the right edge.

Postcard Details

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PublisherS. B. McQuown
POST CARD MESSAGE ADDRESS S. B. McQuown—Mammouth, Ill.
PostmarkedMexico, MO, January 24, 1942, 17:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. S. Lucille Bedford

8311 Avalon Boulevard, Los Angeles, California

FromH. Smith, Box 65, Centralia, Mo.

Postcard record

Postmarked, Mexico, MO
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. S. Lucille Bedford, 8311 Avalon Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Place depictedPost Office, Mexico, MO
PublisherS. B. McQuown, Mammouth, IL
Place sent fromH. Smith, Box 65, Centralia, MO
Stamp1c Statue of Liberty, green
NotesHandwritten caption in white ink on the front ("-2708- POST OFFICE, MEXICO, MO."); black-and-white photographic print with slight surface wear and light scratches. Postmark: MEXICO MO. JAN 24 5 PM 1942. Divided-back real-photo postcard (handwritten caption on front, image no. 2708); dealer pencil note "RMLT $6.00" at top; light edge wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

Post Office, Mexico, Missouri, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/post-office-mexico-missouri. Accessed October 5, 2026.