Riggs House 1638 First House Gloucester MA Postcard White Border CT American Art For Sale

White-border postcard depicting the Riggs House (1638), noted as the first house built in Gloucester, Massachusetts. A colorized view of the historic shingled Colonial home with its stone chimney and grape arbor.

• Riggs House, 1638 — first house built in Gloucester, Massachusetts
• White Border era printed card, circa 1915-1930
• Publisher: C.T. American Art Co., Chicago (stock A-54667)
• Unused, no postmark or writing
• Colorized view of the historic Colonial home

Unused white-border printed card, corners with light wear and minor edge bumps. Clean back.

How a card ships depends on its price, and the rate is shown on every listing before you buy.

• Standard-size card under $20 — $1.00 flat. Semi-rigid protective sleeve, sent tracked by Standard Envelope. (Oversize, fold-out and lot listings cannot go by envelope: they ship at the calculated rate below whatever their price -- the listing\'s own shipping line is always the one that applies.)
• $20 to $100 — postage calculated at checkout for your address. Rigid stay-flat mailer, USPS Ground Advantage, tracked, with $100 of carrier insurance included.
• Over $100 — postage calculated at checkout. Rigid mailer, UPS Ground, insured for the full purchase price. Orders over $250 require a signature on delivery.

Buying more than one? They travel together in a single well-protected package, and shipping is charged per card at the rate shown on each listing. On a larger order we will often upgrade the whole lot into one tracked stay-flat package at our own cost — you are never charged more than the rates above.

Scanthology specializes in carefully digitized vintage paper. Every card is scanned at high resolution, stored flat, and shipped protected. Questions welcome -- thanks for looking!