Vintage Postcard Steamer City of Rockland Boston & Bangor Co. Maine
$ 3.17
Description
Vintage Postcard Steamer City of Rockland Boston & Bangor Co. Maine. This vintage postcard features a detailed colored illustration of the steamer "City of Rockland," a prominent ferry operated by the Boston & Bangor Steamship Company. The vessel is depicted cruising on calm waters with a scenic coastline and pastel sky in the background, capturing an early 20th-century maritime scene. The postcard showcases the ship's multi-deck structure, smokestack, and passengers visible on deck, providing a nostalgic glimpse into historic coastal transportation in Maine. Produced by The Hugh C. Leighton Co., a well-known Portland, Maine publisher famous for their high-quality postcards made in Germany, this piece is an original from the early 1900s. The reverse side bears a one-cent Benjamin Franklin U.S. postage stamp canceled September 7 from Rockland, Maine, with handwritten correspondence addressed to Greenfield, Massachusetts. This postcard is a desirable collectible for enthusiasts of maritime history, vintage travel ephemera, and early American postcard art.
