Sayville Long Island NY Main St Fire House Postcard c1906 Divided Back For Sale

A clean early divided-back printed postcard depicting Main Street in Sayville, Long Island, NY, with the fire house prominently identified in the printed caption and a church steeple rising in the middle distance — a horse-drawn carriage lending authentic period atmosphere to the quiet tree-lined street. Lithographed in Germany and postally used with a 1-cent Franklin stamp and Sayville, NY cancel circa 1906–1908.

• Subject: Main Street and Fire House, Sayville, Long Island, New York
• Divided Back era, circa 1906–1908; quality lithograph printed in Germany
• Postmarked Sayville, NY with 1-cent green Franklin stamp affixed
• Horse-drawn carriage and church steeple visible in the street scene
• Message side carries a brief personal note; addressed to a recipient in Manchester, New Hampshire
• Front clean; minor edge wear and small corner tear at lower left of reverse only

Postally used with a 1-cent Franklin green stamp and Sayville, NY cancel (year partially legible). Front image is clean and well-preserved; minor edge wear and a small tear at the lower-left corner of the reverse only.

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