Jerusalem Postcard

Postcard

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Jerusalem Postcard

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.48

Description

A postcard with a colorized depiction of a street in Jerusalem. The postcard has been mailed, and includes an addressee, a stamp, and a message written in pen on the front of the postcard.

Subject Place

City

Jerusalem

Region

West Asia

Continent

Asia

Collection

History Collection, Rankin Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Undivided Back (1901-1907)

Publisher

F Vester & Co.

Place Published

City

Jerusalem

Region

West Asia

Continent

Asia

Date Published

circa 1907

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

December, 1907, time unknown

Postmark Place

City

Jaffa

Country

Israel

Region

West Asia

Continent

Asia

Stamp

A red, twenty cent stamp featuring an illustration of a man's head in profile

Addressee

Name

Ladies of Tennessee Home

Address

City
Huchon China via Shanghai
State/Province
Huchon
Country
China

Primary Language

English

Notes

It is difficult to make out what each of the three postmarks says individually, but there is one from Jaffa and two from Shanghai.

Transcription

Transcription

Jaffa. Dec. 8 My love and Christmas wishes to each of you from the Holy Land. Our trip Christmas to be perfect - all we could ask or {unintelligible}. Next we see Egypt. then Europe, then Home. M.C.W.

Language

English

Dimensions

Width

5-5/8 in

Length

3-5/8 in

Condition

Grade 5 Fair