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1909 HUDSON FULTON CELEBRATION PADDLE STEAMER EMBOSSED CARD
1909 HUDSON FULTON CELEBRATION PADDLE STEAMER EMBOSSED CARD

1909 HUDSON FULTON CELEBRATION PADDLE STEAMER EMBOSSED CARD

$ 0.92

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Subject: Steamer
  • Condition: Used
  • Era: 1909
  • Postage Condition: Posted
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Features: Embossed
  • Type: embossed

    Description

    listing is for an embossed postcard, postmarked Brooklyn NY September 25 1909 featuring raised depictions of Henry Hudson, Robert Fulton, and various boats including a steam paddle boat.  The card is browned and has minor soiling consistent with age, being posted, and the quality of paper stock used.
    from Wikipedia- "
    The Hudson–Fulton Celebration
    from September 25 to October 9, 1909 in New York and New Jersey was an elaborate commemoration of the 300th anniversary of
    Henry Hudson
    ’s discovery of the
    Hudson River
    and the 100th anniversary of
    Robert Fulton
    's first successful commercial application of the
    paddle steamer
    .