Sunday, July 21, 2024

BAD NEWS FROM AMERICA


Sent  from  America  to  a woman in  Sydney , then redirected to Dimbulah , North  Queensland ( Sans Souci and  Cairns misspelt ),  the  above  postcard ,  found by  our   rummaging  Shipping  Reporter,  shows a speedboat on  Otsego Lake  ,Cooperstown ,  New  York .


The sender , C.? F. Hogg ,wrote that  the Susquehanna  River ,which begins in the lake, is at the back of  the  house .  Rainfall could  be  heavy there , but  not in the last three years. The message   continued : " I  hope  the news that  you  hear is  not  all  bad  from  this  country ."

There  appears to be   first  day cover postal history information  on the postcard -to the left of  the stamps.