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DESCRIPTION:
Original antique chromolithograph postcard of the famous sidewheel packet Steamer Quincy on Mississippi River.
Great image of this historic Mississippi River steamboat at sunset with wonderful detail - twin smokestacks, side paddle wheel with \"QUINCY\" lettering, passengers on deck.
Details:
- Ship: Steamer Quincy - Built 1896 at St. Louis, MO for Diamond Jo Line, St. Louis to St. Paul run. Later owned by Streckfus Steamers. Last of the big Diamond Jo boats. Sidewheel packet No. 20611
- Publisher: Published Expressly for S.H. Knox & Co. - Made in U.S.A. - Number A-607
- Era: Divided Back Era - Circa 1908-1915. Postcard rate printed on back: \"Domestic One Cent - Foreign Two Cents\" which places it pre-1917 postage increase.
- Front: Text \"Steamer Quincy on Mississippi River.\" Color litho, sunrise/sunset river view.
- Back: Standard divided back postcard, green print. Unused - No writing, no stamp, no postmark.
Condition:
Very Good Antique Condition. Light corner wear and age toning consistent with 100+ year old card. Some light surface soiling / foxing on back as shown. Colors are strong and unfaded on front. Please see high-resolution scans of both front and back - they are part of the description.
Ideal for steamboat, Mississippi River, Illinois / Quincy, IL, or early transportation memorabilia collections.
Ships in protective sleeve with rigid mailer.
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