2 Cent Franklin Postal Card 1920s Kew Gardens Queens NYC Municipal Mail For Sale

This United States Postal Card features a pre-printed two-cent stamp bearing the portrait of Benjamin Franklin, a design that circulated during specific rate periods including the mid-1920s and the 1930s. The card is addressed in blue ink to the \"City Collector, Borough Hall, Kew Gardens, Queens L.I.\" This destination refers to Kew Gardens, a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in Queens County, New York. The use of \"L.I.\" (Long Island) in the address reflects the historical geographic designation of Queens as part of Long Island, a convention that persisted in local usage well into the 20th century. The card bears a prominent, dark cancellation mark over the stamp area, which obscures portions of the \"UNITED STATES\" text, along with several small dark stains near the stamp, possibly from handling or a previous attachment.The postal card exhibits significant signs of age, including uniform yellowish-cream discoloration of the paper, worn edges with visible creasing and minor tears along the bottom and left sides, and rounded corners. Faint indentations on the surface suggest pressure from writing or storage. The address is written in a legible cursive hand, though there are faint, possibly erased or faded handwritten marks below \"City Collector\" and \"Borough Hall\" that are not decipherable. The pre-printed elements include \"2 CENTS\" in vertical orientation, \"FRANKLIN\" below the portrait, and \"POSTAL CARD,\" with the instruction \"THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS\" enclosed in a red bordered box on the middle left. This artifact represents a form of official municipal correspondence, likely related to taxes or civic matters, directed to a government office in Queens, New York, providing insight into administrative communication practices of the era.