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.
