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The Valley Virginian
Clifton Forge, Staunton, Virginia
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The U.S. Post Office Department will release new return postal cards for domestic and international use in early October, approved by Postmaster General Wanamaker. Designs include vignettes of General Grant and specific engravings, printed on folded cardboard.
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The Postoffice Department will place the new return postal card on sale early in October. Postmaster General Wanamaker has approved two designs, one for domestic and the other for international service. The work of printing and distributing the card is being pushed.
The half of the double card (the domestic,) to which a reply is desired, is three and a half inches wide by five and a half inches long. On the top of the card the words "Postal card with paid reply" and "United States of America" are engraved. In smaller type are the words: "This side for address only." In the upper right hand corner is a vignette of General Grant. This is encircled by a frame with the words "Message card" at the top, and at the bottom the words "One cent."
The face of the return card is similar to the message card. But instead of words "Postal card for reply" there is substituted "Reply postal card."
The international postal card is slightly smaller than the domestic. At the top of the card are the words "Postal card with paid reply," and a French translation. and "Universal Postal Union," and "United States of America." American black ink is used for both cards. The message and reply card are one piece of cardboard folded together and creased in the middle.
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United States
Event Date
Early In October
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new postal cards to be placed on sale; printing and distribution underway.
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The Postoffice Department introduces new return postal cards with approved designs for domestic and international service. Domestic card measures 3.5 by 5.5 inches, features engravings including 'Postal card with paid reply,' 'United States of America,' and a vignette of General Grant. International version is smaller, includes French translation and 'Universal Postal Union.' Cards are folded cardboard using American black ink.