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Pillar of the Community
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Well, 'tis the Christmas season and I thought I'd wish the whole CCF family a very Happy and Merry Christmas and may this year be the happiest and healthiest ever. And just for Christmas here's one of my favorite 'pieces of paper' ==  |
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Pillar of the Community
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That's beautiful! Here's one from my collection, but it's not as old as yours  |
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Pillar of the Community
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chequer, yours is really pretty nice !! 
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Rest in Peace
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Those are lovely. Miss Ivy Mallet's address seems a bit vague though.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Well here's a very scarce note that only comes around once a year  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Buddy, remember that Postal Zone codes didn't begin until 1943 and Zip Codes in 1963. Besides, in a small township like Negaunee "everybody knew everybody" and mail with an address of "CITY" meant Negaunee. When I was a young boy I remember receiving mail with just "City" as part of the address. I'm certain on this very forum there are collectors of OLD postcards with addresses such as we see on the Ivy Mallett check.
But you are right, by today's standards it does seem a bit odd and of course with automated sorting centers "City" doesn't mean anything.
Just by the way, the Negaunee State Bank was located at 331 Iron Street and failed in 1933 during the Depression.
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Pillar of the Community
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Cascade, is the Santa note real?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Those are really cool! What's the story behind Christmas Clubs?
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Pillar of the Community
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The Santa dollar bills are real one dollar bills with a sticker of Santa covering George Washington.
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Pillar of the Community
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@CelticKnot Wikipedia has a page on Christmas Clubs, it's basically a type of savings program. Wiki says they started during the Great Depression, but techwriter's cheque predates that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_club |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks, chequer. I'll do some reading on it.
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What a fund thread. Thanks for sharing, all.  |
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Cascade, is the Santa note real? Yes, it's a real $1 note with a Santa portrait almost seamlessly glued on top of George. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Since we're here thought I'd post a few more of my favorite 'pieces of paper' == Christmas 1917 == Christmas 1940 == Christmas 1956 == Christmas 1960 |
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Posted 12/16/2015 9:06 pm
