Postcard address side, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1938

Subjects: Mail & Correspondence Postmarks & Cancels
Date: Postmarked September 1, 1938 (Linen)

Back of Postcard address side, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1938, Joseph Province Jr., WV, USA, 1938 vintage postcard — Back

About this postcard

This scan shows the address (back) side of a divided-back postcard, not the picture side: a printed one-cent green United States postage stamp, a machine cancel reading CLARKSBURG / SEP 1 / 1 30 PM / 1938 / W. VA., and a handwritten mailing address to Mr. Joseph Province Jr., Shinnston, W. Va., Rt. 2. Clarksburg, the seat of Harrison County in north-central West Virginia, was a regional mailing center for the surrounding communities, including nearby Shinnston. No image of the card's picture side is present, so the depicted subject cannot be described.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

3:00 Dear Joe, We are camping at Laurel Park about 4 1/2 mi. above Clarksburg. Should have written sooner, but there were no post cards available. I got this one in Clarks- burg. We have a swell place. It's on the right hand side just after you cross the steel bridge. Do try to come up with us here. Come as early in the after- noon as you can and stay all evening. I was talking to M. Halstead about seeing something on Monday. Love, Twila

PostmarkedClarksburg, WV, September 1, 1938, 13:30

Addressed to

Joseph Province Jr.

Shinnston, W. Va., Rt. 2

Postcard record

Postmarked	September 1, 1938, 13:30, Clarksburg, WV
Condition	Fair
Place addressed	Joseph Province Jr., Rt. 2, Shinnston, WV
Notes	Divided-back card with printed directive 'THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS'; 1-cent green U.S. postage stamp with wavy machine cancel; postmark Clarksburg, W. Va., Sep 1, 1938; handwritten address block (not a message); brown staining and a crease at lower left; dealer pencil price '$1.00 / #117' at upper left. Postmark: CLARKSBURG W. VA. SEP 1 1:30 PM 1938. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS'); 1¢ green Jefferson postal card. Message written in pencil; card toned and soiled.

Cite this card

Postcard address side, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1938, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/postcard-address-side-clarksburg-west-virginia-1938. Accessed October 22, 2026.