This pictorial representation of places associated with Abraham Lincoln was not mailed, so there is no personal story connected to it.
At the time the postcard was published, Lincoln’s Birthday was much more widely-celebrated than it is today.
It is not difficult to find many examples of patriotic postcards that were exchanged in celebration of Lincoln’s Birthday during the early 2oth century
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%27s_Birthday
We have seen other postcards celebrating the life of Lincoln:
(Each year, I repeat my tiresome lament that the designation of “President’s Day” has trivialized and confused the very different achievements of Lincoln and Washington.)
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On the face. we see a mural depicting a winding road along which are drawn the successive habitations of Lincoln.
On the right, a list identifies these places with dates:
Hodgenville, Kentucky (1809)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodgenville,_Kentucky
Lincoln City, Indiana (1817-1830)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_City,_Indiana
Decatur, Illinois (1830-1831)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur,_Illinois
New Salem, Illinois (1831-1837)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%27s_New_Salem
Springfield, Illinois (1838-1861)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois
White House (1861-1865)
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&q=President+Lincoln
Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Ridge_Cemetery
Above the mural is the title: “The Earthly Pilgrimage of Abraham Lincoln”
Beneath the drawing is a printed description: “From Log Cabin to the White House”
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The postcard images were copyright between 1924-1929 by Jesse C. Shull.
The postcard was printed and published by the E. C. Kropp Company of Milwaukee.
Although there are still collectors of Lincoln memorabilia, one cannot find contemporary popular art of the abundance and variety that existed in the early 20th century.
One hopes that the collector of this postcard was inspired by great gifts of intellect, humor, humility, honesty, and endurance that were found in Abraham Lincoln.
