Greetings from Kentucky

Kentucky · 1939

Date

1939

State

Kentucky

Category

Old Kentucky

Publisher

Curt Teich & Co., Inc.

Format

C.T. Art Colortone linen postcard

Reference number

9A-H441

Kentucky in eight letters

A portrait of Abraham Lincoln sits among a log cabin, a waterfall, and riders on horseback in the letters of KENTUCKY. Lincoln was born at Sinking Spring Farm in 1809 and spent part of his childhood at nearby Knob Creek. His portrait and the cabin place those Kentucky beginnings alongside the landscapes and horse-country scenes the publisher chose to represent the state.

The number 9A-H441 dates the design to 1939 under Curt Teich’s numbering system. The reverse identifies the card as C.T. Art Colortone, a five-color printing process on linen-finish stock. This copy’s address and one-cent stamp box are blank.

Sources

• National Park Service · Abraham Lincoln’s Kentucky childhood
• Newberry Library · Guide to dating Curt Teich postcards