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Greetings from Decatur, Illinois - Soy Bean Capital of the World

Original Vintage Card
  
 Price: $15.95

Stock #:854850
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
City: Decatur
State: Illinois (IL)
County: Macon
Publisher: Curt Teich & Co.
Postmark: 1960 Jan-17
Postmark City: Palo Alto
Postmark State: CA
Stamp: 4c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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Additional Details:
Decatur, founded in 1829, was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur. Abraham Lincoln's first Illinois home was at Decatur. Here he was first mentioned for the Presidency. The log court house in which he practiced law stands in Fairview Park. The present population is 60,000.

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