Decoration Day | Eagle, American Flag & Memorial Wreaths | Espanola WA Postmark Postcard SP25

Vintage patriotic Decoration Day postcard showing two men holding wreaths beside a flag-draped memorial, with an eagle, stars-and-stripes shield and floral decorations at the left.

Scene Details:

• Two men with their hats removed stand beside the memorial.
• American flag draped over a stone pedestal topped with cannonballs.
• Eagle with outspread wings above a patriotic shield, flags and flowers.
• Printed verse: “Honor points the hallowed spot where valor proudly sleeps.”
• Red, white and blue border.
• Raphael Tuck & Sons “Decoration Day” Series of Post Cards, No. 158; printed in Saxony.

Postal Markings:

• Green United States one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp.
• Washington postal cancellation dated May 28, 1909, with wavy cancellation lines.
• Handwritten message and address to Miss Dora Lehn, Espanola, Washington.
• Divided back with Raphael Tuck & Sons publisher markings and royal appointment emblem.

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