Divided back period, 1907-1915

In 1907 the US Post Office issued a new rule that allowed both the message (on the left) and the recipient’s address (on the right) written on the backs of the cards. Postcard backs have had this format ever since.

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Christmas and Saucon Halls, Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pa. Published by Lehigh University Supply Bureau, Bethlehem, Pa.; Printed by Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Lehigh University South Bethlehem, Pa. Valentine & Sons, New York, N.Y.

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Lehigh University South Bethlehem, Pa. Valentine & Sons, New York, N.Y.

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Memorial Chapel, Lehigh University South Bethlehem, Pa. Rotograph Co., New York, N.Y.

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M., K. & T. Bridge, Paris, Mo. Published by H. G. Zimmerman & Co., Chicago.

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Railway Bridge Over the Maple, Ida Grove, Ia. Pub. By Wilson Bender, Ida Groove, Ia.