States Project | The Sooner State

I always feel curious about the US states nicknames. I found this explanation about The Sooner State:

In 1889, people poured into central Oklahoma to stake their claims to nearly 2 million acres opened for settlement by the U.S. government. Those who entered the region before the land run’s designated starting time, at noon on April 22, 1889, were dubbed “sooners.”

I like that on the back of this postcard appears Mr ZIP! There is also a postmark indicating it has been missent, but I am not sure about this point. It was postmarked on 10 December, and reached me on 23 January. 

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