1998 - Greetings From Sitka, Alaska Post Cards - Arctic Circle Enterprise

The first card is a vintage-style chrome postcard featuring "Greetings from Sitka Alaska".It showcases prominent Sitka landmarks, including St. Michael's Cathedral and Mt. Edgecumbe.

Featured Landmarks On The Postcard

Center Photo: The focal point highlights Lincoln Street looking toward St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, a prominent National Historic Landmark reconstructed after a 1966 fire.

Left Photo: Features the John O'Connell Bridge, a distinctive cable-stayed bridge that connects the town of Sitka to Japonski Island.

Right Photo: Shows a scenic harbor sunset foregrounding Mount Edgecumbe, a striking, dormant stratovolcano resembling Mount Fuji located on Kruzof Island.

How to Decode the Back

The Primary Date Code (98J0349): The code in the stamp box explicitly dates the printing batch. The prefix "98" indicates the production year of 1998, a standard alphanumeric serial system used by major regional printers during this era.

The Catalog Number (ACE-1630): This represents the product catalog number from the publisher, Arctic Circle Enterprises (ACE) based out of Anchorage, Alaska.

The Barcode (723748210004): This 12-digit UPC code belongs to Arctic Circle Enterprises souvenir inventory. Universal Barcodes on postcards only became standard industry practice starting in the late 1980s and 1990s.

The second card is also Alaska featuring the John O'Connell Bridge: The white cable-stayed bridge spanning the water to the right. Built in 1971, it was the first vehicular cable-stayed girder bridge in the United States and links the main town on Baranof Island to Japonski Island, home to the local airport.Sitka Harbor & Channel: The dense cluster of boats and docks on the right edge marks the harbor area, surrounded by the tranquil islands of the Sitka Sound.Downtown Sitka: The main commercial and residential center layout spreads out along the coastline beneath the towering mountains in the background.