• A vintage postcard book showing the Oldest Church in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with a printed illustration of the church and surrounding trees. Includes 10 cards.
  • A vintage collectible postcard from Santa Fe, New Mexico, held by a hand against a plain white background. The postcard features an illustration of the Oldest Church in Santa Fe and has text reading 'Ten Select Cards of the Oldest Church in U.
  • An open vintage postcard showing the front and back, with a printed photograph of a historic stone building on the right and postcard text on the left, photographed on a white background.
  • A vintage printed postcard or card featuring an illustration of a large brick building with green lawn and blue sky, centered on a plain white background.
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Oldest Church in the USA Postcard Book, Santa Fe, NM, Vintage 1930s Unused Linen Souvenir, 10 Cards

Oldest Church in the USA Postcard Book, Santa Fe, NM, Vintage 1930s Unused Linen Souvenir, 10 Cards

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A vintage souvenir booklet from the Hermitage Art Co featuring the San Miguel Church,  The oldest Church in the USA, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  It contains a fold-out tear-away booklet with 10 different post cards of the mission church's exterior as well as interior.  All in linen paper, unused.

This booklet brings you a piece of Santa Fe's and America's history. Ideal for collectors and history enthusiasts alike, these postcards make a great addition to any collection. 

  • Type: Original vintage postcard book — not a reproduction
  • Era: 1930 to 1945
  • Condition: Very good vintage.  Unused. No tears, writing, no folded corners, just a signs of use/wear on the outside covers/corners.  No issues beyond acceptable age wear.
  • Dimensions: 6 inches x 3.5 inches.  10 postcards
  • Material: Linen Paper

The San Miguel Chapel is the oldest church in the continental US, and its located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Historical records estimate construction started around 1610, and it served as a community church for working-class laborers, servants, and soldiers. In 1680, the natives revolted and drove out Spanish occupiers and burned the chapel roof, but the five-foot-thick adobe walls largely survived the fire, which were rebuilt in 1710.  A 780 pound bell, named The San José Bell, originally hung in the tower and it's featured in this booklet.  Today the mission functions as a museum and historic site, still offering weekly worship services.

The Hermitage Art Company was founded in 1924 in Chicago,.  Originally an independent publisher of full-color lithographic fine art church supplies.  They are best known for their  historic and highly collectible postcards and their mid-century, vibrant "Artchrom" printing technique, (1910s – 1940s), lithographic and linen postcards. After operating out of Chicago for 93 years, Hermitage Art moved their headquarters to  to Anderson, Indiana, they are still in business today.

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