STAMPED PENNANT CARDS
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The two cards above are an excellent example of a Generic Card. You just stamp the name of whatever city or town you want onto the card.
The last vertical card is not really a pennant card but I
believe they were trying to make it look like one so I put it with this group.
I am showing the back of this card because it is using a 1 cent Parcel Post stamp. The use of this stamp is rarely seen on postcards and was legal for only a relatively short period of time. The Parcel Post stamp was used for many years to mail packages, large items, parcels, etc. In 1913 its usage was being phased out to be replaced by regular postage. By order of the Postmaster General on July 1, 1913 this stamp would be valid for all purposes that a regular stamp was used for and that this stamp would be discontinued after the existing stocks were exhausted. This card was mailed on August 21, 1913 and so its usage was legal. (I just thought I would throw in a little postal history just for the heck of it).
NORWOOD CARDS
The middle card represents the pennant type that is extremely generic. These types have no state name on them which means they can be used in every town in the United States that is called Norwood. Which makes it very cost effective. It holds true for the Cincinnati cards also, but I don't believe there are that many towns with this name.
MONTGOMERY
KINGS MILL
EPWORTH HEIGHTS
ST. BERNARD
