Entrance Mayflower Grove Bryantville MA 1900s Trolley Park Postcard For Sale

Mayflower Grove in Bryantville, Massachusetts was a small leisure destination reached by electric trolley service and typical of trolley parks that proliferated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, featuring rustic entrances such as the pictured wooden gate set against surrounding pine forest and serving day-trippers from nearby towns via frequent trolley car connections during the early 20th century.

📝 In-Scene Text
On the side of the trolley car, there are very faint, blurry letters that are difficult to discern with certainty. It appears to be \"WPT\" or \"MPT\" on the front and possibly \"Street Railway\" on the side, but it is not clearly readable.

🏢 Publisher Information
Lewis & Turner, Pub.

💬 Captions
Entrance Mayflower Grove, Bryantville, Mass.

Here is the analysis of the postcard back image:

📮 Address
Not visible

📅 Postmark & Stamp
Not visible. The card is blank and has no affixed stamp or postmark. The pre-printed \"POSTAGE\" box indicates the required rates: \"1¢ for United States and Canada, 2¢ for abroad.\"
There are faint, unofficial markings in the top right corner: a blue mark resembling \"34\" or \"A\" and a vertical pencil mark \"201\" near the right edge. These are not postal markings.

🏛️ Publisher & Postal Note
The card is titled \"POST CARD\" in a decorative banner across the top.
A framed box in the top right corner, adorned with a floral design, contains the postal note:
\"POSTAGE
1¢ for United States and
Canada,
2¢ for abroad.\"
At the bottom left, the instruction \"This side for the address.\" is printed.
No explicit publisher information is visible.

📌 Context
This postcard back is unused and provides important clues for dating the postcard design based on the postage rates. The stated rates of \"1¢ for United States and Canada\" and \"2¢ for abroad\" were in effect for postcards in the United States from March 1, 1907, until November 2, 1917. Prior to March 1, 1907, the domestic rate was 1¢, but the foreign rate was typically 2¢ for UPU countries. After November 2, 1917 (due to World War I), the domestic postcard rate increased to 2¢. Therefore, this postcard design would have been issued during the approximate period of 1907-1917. The faint pencil/ink markings on the card are likely inventory or collection notations and not part of its original postal use.

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