Thomas A. Dexter, Founder, Dexter Press

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Stock #:465230
Type: Postcard
Era: Chrome
Publisher: The Hail Moon Post Card Club
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Additional Details:
For National Post Card Week May 4-10, 1986, Half Moon Post Card Club honors Thomas Dexter, shown at club meeting 10-25-85. Born in 1899, opening his first printing shop 1920, he began printing post cards several years later. A process he developed allowed production of "Natural Color" cards before WWII. Once the largest card printer, Dexter Press reached a peak of 4 million cards a day. Selling the business in 1972, he presently breeds race horses.

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