Vintage Souvenir Mailbags

Evidently quite the popular item at American tourist spots during the early years of the last century, the souvenir mail pouch must have been a nice surprise for the recipient when opening the mailbox. The New York City and Yellowstone Old Faithful mail pouches were found at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, CA. A little research indicates that they’re from the 1940′s and 50′s. I love how the Yellowstone Park actually had it’s own Post Offices- there are actually 4 operating today.

The pouches were often filled with memorabilia like photos and trinkets (as in the below photo from Cayusewa)- kind of a nice “wish you were here” memento for someone unable to make the trip.

These ultra Americana artifacts really evoke images of the I Love Lucy Show in my head.

1930′s Souvenir from the Grand Canyon

This particular souvenir mailer from Disneyland was found on Matterhorn1959. A very interesting piece with a little tongue-n-cheek humor (You will Whistle With Glee when you see Disneyland), dated by the postmark to c. July 8, 1957.