Dating fred harvey postcards

1447, which allowed the words “Post Card” instead of the longer “Private Mailing Card” on the back of postcards.

Private printers were now also allowed to omit the line citing the 1898 Private Mailing Card Act.

Postcards, as we are familiar with them today, have taken a considerable amount of time to develop.

First restricted by size, color, and other regulations, postcard production blossomed in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Many of the private mailing cards, like the Castle postcard seen below, also contained the phrase “Postal Card—Carte Postale,” which indicated that it was allowed to enter the international mail system.

In December 1901, the Postmaster-General issued Post Office Order No.

The convention decreed that postal cards produced by governments of member nations could have messages on the left half of the address side, effective October 1, 1907.

On June 13, 1907, the Postmaster-General issued Order No.

539, which allowed government-produced postcards to bear messages on the left half of the address side.

The following is a brief general history of the postcard in the United States.

The dates for each time period are not concrete and different sources contain slightly variable dates.