Signed "Barbara + Bill".
Addressed to: "Mr. Herbert Cahoon / Apt. 9-H / 151 East 83rd St. / New York 28 / N.Y. / U.S.A".
Postmarked and stamped.
Written on on picture postcard of black and white aerial view of Rome.
Commenting on Rome, noting "It is lovely here" and continuing on to exclaim, "I knew you should have come with us"; sharing with Herbert how they were spending their trip: "We've been mostly sightseeing + child caring + gossiping with the Wilburs" [American poet Richard Wilbur, and his wife Charlee]; updating Herbert on their plans: "In a couple of weeks we will move on + hope to settle down, goodness knows where."