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Postcard address side with Washington, D.C. postmark and Defense Savings Bonds slogan, 1941

Subjects
Mail & CorrespondencePostmarks & CancelsWorld War II
Card type
Government postal card
Date
c. 1941 (Linen)
Front of Postcard address side with Washington, D.C. postmark and Defense Savings Bonds slogan, 1941, Mr. J. J. Province, Jr., VA, USA, c. 1941 postal card postcard
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Back of Postcard address side with Washington, D.C. postmark and Defense Savings Bonds slogan, 1941, Mr. J. J. Province, Jr., VA, USA, c. 1941 postal card postcard
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About this postcard

This scan shows the address side of a used United States government postal card rather than a picture: a green 1-cent Jefferson stamp is cancelled by a Washington, D.C. postmark dated September 19, 1941, with a machine slogan urging readers to "Buy Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps." The printed boxed line "This side of card is for address" sits above a handwritten mailing address. The defense savings bond and stamp campaign was a U.S. Treasury home-front program of the pre-Pearl Harbor mobilization period, making this a small documentary artifact of 1941 America.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Harrington, D.C. Sept. 19, 1941 Dear Joe, Your letter (which you sent on the 10th) came yesterday, the 18th. I know what you must think about not getting an answer, but you see it wasn't my fault. By this time you know whether or not you have to go to camp. Let's hope you don't. I'd love to have you come to see me - anytime. Just let me know when to expect you. I have a job now - hence, no letter. Working at International Harvester Co. $120 per mo. Write later. Lucile

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS BUY DEFENSE SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS U.S. POSTAGE 1 CENT 1 JEFFERSON --- THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS BUY DEFENSE SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS U.S. POSTAGE 1 CENT 1 JEFFERSON
PostmarkedWashington, DC, September 19, 1941, 12:00
Addressed to
Mr. J. J. Province, Jr.

Route 2, Shenandoah, VA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Washington, DC
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. J. J. Province, Jr., Route 2, Shenandoah, VA
Place mentionedWashington, D.C., Washington, DC
NotesAddress side only; no picture. Handwritten address block: "Mr. J. J. Province, Jr. / Shinnston / W. Va. / Route 2" (pen). Dealer pencil price "$1.00 / #17" at upper left. Green 1-cent Jefferson stamp with wavy-flag machine cancel; card stock toned and lightly worn at edges. Postmark: WASHINGTON D.C. SEP 19 12-M 1941. Undivided-back 1¢ Jefferson government postal card with WWII 'Buy Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps' slogan; message datelined Washington, D.C. Sept. 19, 1941. Light toning and edge wear.

Cite this card

Postcard address side with Washington, D.C. postmark and Defense Savings Bonds slogan, 1941, postcard, c. 1941. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/postcard-address-side-with-washington-d-c-postmark-and-defen. Accessed October 22, 2026.