"The Rock", Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, Calif.

Original Vintage Card

Price: $15.95

Stock #:

862540

Type:

Postcard

Era:

Linen

City:

San Francisco

State:

California (CA)

County:

San Francisco

Publisher:

Stanley A. Piltz Company

Postmark:

1941

Postmark City:

San Francisco

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Size:

3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

Other Categories:

Philatelic > Cancelled on Front (COF)

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Standing close to the entrance of San Francisco Bay is Alcatraz Island, recently established as a Federal Prison by the Government. The island is about 20 acres in extent and completely isolated by water. It is surmounted by one of the most powerful lights on the Pacific Coast standing 214 feet above mean high water and acts as a guide for ships entering the Golden Gate.

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ALCATRAZ ISLAND, FEDERAL PRISON Standing close to the entrance of San Francisco Bay is Alcatraz Island, recently established as a Federal Prison by the Gov- ernment. The isiand is about 20 acres in extent and completely isolated by water. It is surmounted by one of the most powerful lights on the Pacific Coast standing 214 feet above mean high water and acts as a guide for ships entering the Golden Gate. Il faderedo PÕST CARD STANLEY A. PILTZ COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. FIRST CLASS MAIL Pictorial Wonderland 106 ART. TONE SERIES

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"The Rock", Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, Calif.

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