1908 The Old Village Blacksmith Antique Postcard Pekin IL Postmark Franklin
$ 2.96
Description
1908 The Old Village Blacksmith Antique Postcard Pekin IL Postmark Franklin. Subject: The Old Village Blacksmith. Finish: Matte. Antique 1908 color lithograph postcard titled "The Old Village Blacksmith" captures a nostalgic scene of an early 20th-century forge. The illustration depicts a blacksmith standing outside his shop, a young boy holding two horses, and a colonial-style house in the background amidst autumn trees. This piece of Americana features a Pekin, Illinois postmark dated May 13, 1908, and includes a green one-cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp. The reverse side contains handwritten correspondence addressed to Woodbridge, Connecticut, making it a wonderful addition for collectors of postal history or rustic village scenes. Subject: The Old Village Blacksmith Era: Divided Back (1907-1915) Postmark Date: May 13, 1908 Postmark Location: Pekin, IL Postage Stamp: 1 Cent Benjamin Franklin (Green) Theme: Blacksmithing, Horses, Village Life Type: Printed (Lithograph) Finish: Matte Orientation: Horizontal Region: Illinois / Connecticut Occasion: Correspondence Artist: Taylor (Signed in print) Material: Cardstock Keywords: Americana, Rural, Forge, Farrier, Antique Ephemera, Early 1900s, Philately, Golden Age Postcard, Nostalgia, Colonial Architecture, Autumnal, Horse and Buggy Era, Historical Illinois, Postal History, Vintage Stationery
