Type
InscriptionLocation
In centerTranscription
“PORTSMOUTH / NEW HAMPSHIRE” in banners surrounding a central circle with the city seal and text reading “CITY OF PORTSMOUTH N.H. / INCORPORATED 1849” and “SETTLED 1623.” Images of local sites, separated by ships, include at top “WENTWORTH COOLIDGE / MANSION 1690,” and clockwise, “WARNER HOUSE / 1716,” “JACKSON HOUSE / 1664,” and “JOHN PAUL JONES / HOUSE 1758.” Type
Manufacturer's MarkLocation
On backTranscription
: ‘PORTSMOUTH / PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE’S ONLY SEAPORT / WAS SETTLED IN 1623, THERE ARE SPLENDID EXAMPLES / OF COLONIAL AND GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE PRESERVED / BY THE COMMUNITY’S HISTORIC HOUSES. EVERYWHERE IN / PORTSMOUTH ARE EVIDENCES OF THE PROUD POSITION WHICH / THE COMMUNITY OCCUPIED IN THE DAYS WHICH PRECEDED AND / IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED THE REVOLUTION. LOW TIDES AT / BADGER’S ISLAND DISCLOSE REMNANTS OF THE OAK WAYS UPON /WHICH THE RANGER, RALEIGH, AMERICA, AND MANY FAMOUS / CLIPPER SHIPS WERE BUILT. THERE ARE MANY OUTSTANDING / LANDMARKS OF HISTORIC INTEREST, AND MANY HISTORICAL / HOMES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE SUMMER / MONTHS.” Modern paper sticker with blue border applied to back reads: “SAWTELLE [typed] 13 [in ink]”
