1916 Cleveland OH Postcard to Peacock Coal Co Columbus Morris-Poston Coal Co For Sale

Postcard Description
This 1916 business postcard from The Morris-Poston Coal Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, was sent to the Peacock Coal Company in the Huntington Building, Columbus. The handwritten message dated November 20, 1916, refers to coal cars shipped to the Castalia Portland Cement Co. that had not yet reached their destination and requests a trace and update. The card features red ink notation, detailed shipping references, and a 1¢ Jefferson postal card with a clear Cleveland postmark—an excellent piece of early 20th-century coal industry correspondence.

Item Specifics

• Date: November 20, 1916

• Postmark: Cleveland, Ohio

• Recipient: Peacock Coal Co., Columbus, Ohio

• Sender: The Morris-Poston Coal Co., Cleveland, Ohio

• Content: Shipment inquiry regarding delayed coal cars to Castalia Portland Cement Co.

• Postage: 1¢ Jefferson postal card

• Format: Handwritten business postcard

• Ink: Red and pencil annotations

Handwritten Message
Cleveland, O., Nov. 20, 1916
We have this day shipped to Castalia Portland Cement Co. via L.E.&W. The following cars have not reached destination. Please trace and advise.
10/24 L.E.&W. #9186
10/25 L.E.&W. #0435
Yours truly,
The Morris-Poston Coal Co.