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United States Post Office, Martinsville, Virginia

Subjects
AutomobilesPost Offices
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of United States Post Office, Martinsville, Virginia, c. 1930 linen postcard
Front
Back of United States Post Office, Martinsville, Virginia, c. 1930 linen postcard
Back

About this subject

A two-story red brick post office with a white-columned entrance portico, a pedimented end wing, and a small rooftop tower, seen from the street corner. An American flag flies from a pole in front, a dark automobile is parked at the left, and trees rise behind the building.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear [illegible], we are all at home I received your letter [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.
M-12 UNITED STATES POST OFFICE, MARTINSVILLE, VA. E-5629 --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD PUBLISHED BY ASHEVILLE POST CARD CO., ASHEVILLE, N. C.
PostmarkedRoanoke, VA, October 9, 1944, 13:30
Stamp
Addressed to
W. D. Romley

A-63 F.A. Bn. A.P.O. 24, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, California

Postcard record

Postmarked, Roanoke, VA
SeriesM-12
ConditionFair
Place addressedW. D. Romley, A-63 F.A. Bn. A.P.O. 24, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, CA
Place depictedUnited States Post Office, Martinsville, VA
PublisherAsheville, NC
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; narrow white border. Paper loss/tear at the left edge and a white scuff over the parked car at lower left. Postmark: ROANOKE VA OCT 9 1:30 PM 1944. Divided-back linen card with white border; 1c green Washington stamp; card edges worn, creased and chipped.

Cite this card

United States Post Office, Martinsville, Virginia, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/united-states-post-office-martinsville-virginia. Accessed October 5, 2026.