Divided back, embossed, unused with writing postcard. Printed in Germany. Publisher: Samson Brothers. Series 7073. Year dated by sender: 1914. Price: $7.00 Beautiful German-printed postcard showing “Sincere Birthday Wishes” with conch shell containing red roses and forget-me-nots, and they appear…Read More…
Category: Printed in Germany
Vibrantly colored postcards printed in Germany.
Erin Go Bragh
Another beautiful old postcard for St. Paddy’s Day. This one, showing the Celtic Harp and some shamrocks on a green flag with gold-tone trim, and a white clay pipe in the foreground, is addressed to: “Master Joseph Miller, 220 –…Read More…
Happy Birthday Chrysanthemums
Beautiful embossed postcard printed in Germany, showing some mums in shades of purple, pink and blue that are displayed at the top of a brick wall, as in a garden patio wall. In the background is either a sunrise or…Read More…
Greetings From Fenton, Michigan
Beautifully done, non-divided back postcard, printed in Germany, showing purple clematis and a scene perhaps designed to resemble a painting on unfurled canvas of a stone bridge over a river, with mountains in the background. The caption “Greetings from Fenton…Read More…
Birthday Box of Lilies and Forget-Me-Nots
This postcard is a bit of a detour from the numerous (but just as beautiful) birthday greetings with flowers. These lilies and forget-me-nots have come in a pretty robin’s egg blue box that was tied up with a yellow ribbon….Read More…
Holly Christmas Greetings
Beautiful, rustic Christmas Greetings showing holly in foreground and log-framed nature scene in backgound. Card is addressed to “Mrs. Carrie Myers, Kechi, Kans.” Nothing definite is showing (as of the date of this post in just a quick search) for…Read More…
Christmas Greetings At Sunset
By coincidence to the prior post, here is another Christmas postcard printed in Germany and published by Richard Behrendt. Framed beautiful home in winter scene showing sunset reflecting off of water. Scene is displayed between two “ribbons” of forget-me-nots. Embossed…Read More…
Good Luck For A Merry Christmas
To me, this is funny since it is unusual by today’s standards – to have the Good Luck sentiment merging with the Merry Christmas sentiment. This is a wonderful card for that reason, but also the colors are great and…Read More…
Best Wishes For A Happy Thanksgiving
Two turkeys wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving. Postcard says “To Mama” on the back. Artist signature is on the bottom left of the card but it appears to be somewhat cutoff. Unable to (as of yet) decipher the name, or…Read More…
Feather and Roses
“Miss Maggie, how are you. We are all well. Hope you are better. It is afful [awful] warm here. By by.” Signed, CEM or LEM? This postcard is postmarked June 5, 1911, Kansas, and addressed to: Miss Maggie Miller, 805…Read More…