Derry Maine Postcard

Postcard inspired by Stephen King’s fictional town of Derry, Maine. Though the location is most known as the setting for King’s novel IT and the series Welcome to Derry, several other of his works take place there as well, including: Insomnia, Bag of Bones, Dreamcatcher, 11/22/63, Fair Extension, and the short story “The Road Virus Heads North” from the collection Everything’s Eventual.

No matter which of these books you love, this postcard would make for a great collector’s item as it references known Derry landmarks, but no one book in particular. These landmarks include: Main Street with Freese’s Department Store, the Derry Town House, the Kissing Bridge, the Standpipe, and the statue of Paul Bunyan, all set against a beautiful background depicting the Penobscot River.

As with all inktree postcards, this design is available in four combinations of color and texture…and, exclusive to this very first inktree design, you can now choose to add Ben Hanscom’s love poem to Beverly (Bev) Marsh in the message space on the back of your postcard! The iconic haiku is written faithfully to King’s description in the novel, in authentic penmanship from an actual 12-year-old boy. See product images for an example. The haiku reads as follows:

Your hair is winter fire
January embers
My heart burns there, too

Furthermore, you can also choose to add Beverly’s “near address” exactly as written by Ben in the book!

This would make for a great addition to any King collection, or a gift for another fan, or even something to send from a secret admirer…including a haiku for the recipient, perhaps.

All of inktree’s postcards are made with high-resolution image files printed on 100-lb cover cardstock. After printing, both sides of the postcard are sealed with a lightweight protective sealant that makes the postcards moisture and UV resistant, yet still easy to write on. While it’s not recommended you go swimming with them or leave them out in the desert sun, they will definitely hold up to a trip through the mail in humid weather or years spent in a picture frame hanging in a sunny room.

• Designed using Photoshop techniques based on old methods of the famous Curt Teich postcard era of the 1930’s–1950’s
• Size: 4″ x 6″ / 10.16 cm x 15.24 cm
• Available in smooth or linen-texture 100lb cover cardstock. (Linen texture was very popular for postcards in the early-mid 20th century)
• Available in “fresh white” or “aged ivory” color. Do you want your postcard to look hot off the presses, or like an artifact of times past? You decide!
• Sealed on both sides for moisture and UV resistance, but still easy to write on
• Will ship inside durable rigid envelope