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Stone fortress ramparts and sentry box above the sea

Subjects
Coastal SceneryHistoric Towers
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1968 (Chrome)
Front of Stone fortress ramparts and sentry box above the sea, Mr & Mrs Albert Grismer, PA, USA, c. 1968 chrome postcard
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Back of Stone fortress ramparts and sentry box above the sea, Mr & Mrs Albert Grismer, PA, USA, c. 1968 chrome postcard
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About this subject

A domed stone sentry box (garita) with a narrow window stands at the left, looking along a massive masonry fortress wall that curves over a grassy slope above a rocky shore. Waves break on the beach and rocks below, with a blue sky above.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Greetings from Puerto Rico having good meeting & many of them. The island is beautiful Love Elvina Miller

PublisherDexter Press, Inc.
Sentry Box in the old Spanish Fort, El Morro, built 1539. San Juan, Puerto Rico Dist. by Rahola Photo Supply, Santurce, Puerto Rico © 1968 DEXTER PRESS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED MADE BY DEXTER PRESS, INC. WEST NYACK, NEW YORK DT-35430-C
PostmarkedSan Juan, PR
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr & Mrs Albert Grismer

Box 228, R.D. 1, Lewisberry, Penna, U.S.A.

Postcard record

PostmarkedSan Juan, PR
ConditionFair
Place addressedMr & Mrs Albert Grismer, Box 228, R.D. 1, Lewisberry, PA
Place mentionedRahola Photo Supply, Santurce, PR
PublisherWest Nyack, NY
Stamp9c U.S. Air Mail, red
NotesChrome-era color card; heavy surface abrasion and scuffing in the sky area, a diagonal crease across the right side, and visible print texture. No printed caption or publisher line on the front. Postmark: SAN JUAN P.R. SEP 1971 PM (day illegible). Chrome-era divided-back card, glossy surface, no white border; © 1968 Dexter Press; 9c U.S. Air Mail stamp; light corner/edge creases.

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Stone fortress ramparts and sentry box above the sea, postcard, c. 1968. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/stone-fortress-ramparts-and-sentry-box-above-the-sea. Accessed October 5, 2026.