Stanford Linen Postcard - The Stanford Union

Unused, linen postcard in mint condition. The postcard pictures the Stanford Union. Copyright Stanley A. Piltz, San Francisco. 6.25 inches x 4.5 inches. 

Linen postcards were produced between 1930 and 1945 when a new printing processes allowed printers to produce postcards with high rag content, which gave them a look of being printed on linen, rather than paper. Linen postcards have a beautiful, subtle use of colors.