The generic postcards were most often only sold in general stores within the named communities. And, if postally used, they most often bear the cancellations of the towns in question. So they were, in a very real sense, souvenirs of those towns. To get one, you either had to go there, or have someone send you one from there. Below are some cards from Ten Mile Creek Country.
Clarksville had a generic card with a poem
Deemston had a card
A peaceful scene nowhere near East Millsboro
Here are three different cards from Fredericktown
I lived in New Freeport for a dozen years and was surprised to find this card from there
two Rice's Landing cards
More information on generic postcards can be found here in a story by Bill Judnick.
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