HUNTINGTON, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK : US POST OFFICE : VINTAGE POSTCARD : (1948)

This vintage linen postcard features the United States Post Office located in Huntington, New York. The Treasury Department constructed the building in 1939. It was located on Carver Street in the village of Huntington. The post office moved to a new and larger building in 1978. The building seen on this card was sold to a private insurance firm. (SOLD)

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STEAMBOAT LANDING : HUNTINGTON HARBOR, NEW YORK : MANY BOATS : RPPC : (1928)

This vintage postcard features a view of the steamboat landing in Huntington Harbor, Long Island, New York. In addition to the two steamboats seen at the landing; there are a number of other boats visible in the busy Harbor. The steamboats carried passengers to New York City, Connecticut, and other places. This postcard was published by Photo & Art Postal Card Company as part of a series (No.14). The firm was located in New York City. The message on the reverse includes the writer’s phone number. It only uses three digits. The card was postmarked in Northport, New York. It was postmarked in 1928. Note that the card has a bit of wrinkling in it’s top left hand corner. SOLD

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