1910 Postcard Winona MN Note J.M. Mills Winnemucca NV Cancel to Walla Walla WA For Sale

Dated December 22, 1910, this postal card serves as a succinct piece of official correspondence from Winona, Minnesota, a city situated in Winona County. The handwritten message, executed in a legible cursive script typical of the era, responds to an inquiry regarding a \"J. M. Mills.\" The sender, identified only by the initials \"PM,\" states that the individual \"is not here,\" having departed \"early last Fall,\" and that his present address is \"not known at this Office.\" The formal salutation \"Dear Sir\" and the third-person reference to \"this Office\" suggest the communication originated from a professional or administrative setting, such as a post office or a business, utilizing the economical medium of a postcard for a brief, functional reply.The verso provides further historical context through its postal markings. A circular postmark from Winnemucca, Nevada—located in Humboldt County—indicates the card was processed there at 4 PM on the same date. The card is franked with a 1-cent stamp featuring a portrait of William McKinley, the 25th U.S. President, who was assassinated in 1901. The address is directed to George Fraily in Walla Walla, Washington, a city in Walla Walla County, and includes the rural route designation \"R.F.D-3 Box 60.\" This \"Rural Free Delivery\" notation signifies that the recipient lived outside the city\'s direct postal routes, reflecting the expansion of postal infrastructure in the early 20th century. The card exhibits a diagonal crease across the address side and minor edge wear, consistent with its age, while the ink remains dark and the text highly legible.