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Sailboat silhouetted at sunset in a harbor, 1939

Subjects
Sailing & SailboatsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1939 (Linen)
Front of Sailboat silhouetted at sunset in a harbor, 1939, Fred Nieneyer, IL, USA, c. 1939 linen postcard
Front
Back of Sailboat silhouetted at sunset in a harbor, 1939, Fred Nieneyer, IL, USA, c. 1939 linen postcard
Back

About this postcard

A small single-masted sailboat with a furled sail floats in calm water, its mast and rigging silhouetted against a sunset sky of yellow, orange, and deep red. A low blue-grey shoreline with faint spires and rooftops stretches across the horizon, and a dark blocky structure, likely a lighthouse or pier building, stands at the right. The scene is painted in an impressionistic style with strong reflections in the water. The sender's note asks the recipient to pass the card along to a friend, a small trace of the everyday social use of postcards in the 1930s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

I have found a friend of mine would like to give my thanks for her kind letter and please send this to her [illegible] I will send her a card if I have an answer [illegible] with best wishes from 132 Westlon [illegible]

Post card – Carte postale – Postkarte – Cartolina postale Dopisnice ОТКРЫТОЕ ПИСЬМО Levelezö-Lap. – Briefkaart – Brevkort Correspondenzkarte – Korespondenčni listek – Dopisnica Karta Korespondencyjna – Brieja Postal – Дописна карта 391
PostmarkedFebruary 5, 1939, 21:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Fred Nieneyer

2615-17 Place Chicago, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked
Series301
ConditionGood
Place addressedFred Nieneyer, 2615-17 Place, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesPronounced canvas/linen weave texture across the whole surface; no printed text on the front; worn corners and light edge scuffing. Postmark: FEB 5, 9:30 PM, 39. Divided-back card with multi-language 'Post card – Carte postale – Postkarte – Cartolina postale …' heading (continuing in Slavic, Hungarian, Dutch, Russian and Spanish forms); 1¢ green Franklin stamp (1706 Franklin 1790, ONE CENT); English message in ink; light edge wear and toning.

Cite this card

Sailboat silhouetted at sunset in a harbor, 1939, postcard, c. 1939. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sailboat-silhouetted-at-sunset-in-a-harbor-1939. Accessed November 2, 2026.