WWI draft board classification notice, Wytheville, VA, 1918
- Card type
- Government postal card
About this postcard
A War Department Local Board 'Notice of Classification' postal card (Form 1005-PMGO) from the local board for Wythe County, seated at Wytheville, Virginia. The printed form told a Selective Service registrant his draft class and his appeal rights; this card records serial no. 789 placed in Class IV-A, dated October 3, 1918, and signed by a member of the local board. It was mailed as penalty official business and postmarked at Wytheville, Va. on October 4, 1918, addressed to Geo. Alexander Grubb of Wytheville. Local boards like this one conducted Selective Service registration, classification, and exemption hearings for their districts during World War I.
Postcard Details
Wythville, VA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Wytheville, VA |
|---|---|
| Series | G3-5130 |
| Condition | Fair |
| Place addressed | Mr. Alexander Stuart, Wythville, VA |
| Place sent from | Local Board for the County of Wythe, Wytheville, VA |
| Stamp | 1 numeral 1 in oval (meter indicium), issued 1918, imperforate |
| Notes | Government-printed penalty postal card (no stamp, no picture), War Department Local Board Form 1005-PMGO Notice of Classification; handwritten address to Geo. Alexander Grubb, Wytheville, Va.; circular Wytheville, Va. postmark dated Oct 4, 1918, 6:30 AM, with machine flag killer showing '1' and '1918'; purple rubber-stamp board name and Oct 3 1918 date stamp on back; heavy overall toning, foxing and edge staining; small pencil dealer mark 'SLP / 5-' at top center and faint vertical handwriting along the left edge. |
Cite this card
WWI draft board classification notice, Wytheville, VA, 1918, postcard, c. 1918. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/wwi-draft-board-classification-notice-wytheville-va-1918. Accessed November 2, 2026.