Welcome back to the series "From The Homestead". In this update, I'm going to be showing you Postcards, Stamps, and Envelopes from the collection of personal items of Charles Dison Koch. There are many different types of postcards, envelopes, and stamps to look at and read. I hope you enjoy! Hard to imagine having to wait weeks for a postcard to get a reply. Crazy how fast technology progresses.
For the cards that are hard to read in an image, I’ll type them out, as long as I can actually read the handwriting.
C.D. Koch’s son John Koch 
In 1972 there was a mouse, and he was hungry.
Postmarked 1909 
“Dear Uncle, Please excuse post card but am pretty busy catching up on what I missed. They put me in a new class so I won’t finish till the last of august now. It certainly was good to see you. I wish it could have been long. Maybe when this war is over you will need a handy man for the summer. I rode on 8 different planes and got back in four days. I’ll write the first chance I get and tell you about it. Take care of yourself, Love David.”
Check out the Camel ad and the Pepsi logo 
Feb 14 1954
Dear dr Koch, Regret to hear that you have not been so well. Believe it will do you much good to be in the hospital for ten days. They will be days of rest. you will relax and be free of all care. I am so glad you can spend the time there. Thanks for your good wishes for the trip. I too shall be thinking of you and hoping upon my return to share with you some of the thoughts and experiences of a visit to places our savior knew and loved. Thanks for comment on Hein’s question. Sincerey, W.W. Wisenhart.
Sep 16 pm 1907
“Hello Mattie. you please tell Hirien I will send her a card as soon as he makes them. he only finished a few and brought them today. We had some taken today with the whole family out. There were 11 I think. Good bye from Alys. Albeck”
Thursday evening 9.00
My dear friend Koch: Thanks so very much for your letter. I am greatly relieved, for I fear you had a hard summer, and might be sick.
We are so-so. Evelyn seems to be getting along all right, but she gets very tired. is on her feet all day long.
Both E’s uncle and aunt in N.Y. have been pretty miserable, but seem to be picking up a bit now.
89 year old cousin in “ashinton has been miserable, hears very little, very poor site, uses two canes now, but gets out for walk when weather permits. Guess we are very lucyk. Hope to write you by and by. My best and E’s also, regards.
Sincerely, DHR
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