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Category: Birds

Two Birthday Cards For Mrs. Barbara A. Hester

“Each year holds special gifts in store You would not want to miss one My wish is  ‘Many Birthdays more. And happiness on this one.’ “ This cute little card of Birthday Wishes used to have a gold ribbon (of…Read More…

I Couldn’t Forget You…

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked February 14, 1920 from Fresno, California. Publisher:  Whitney Made, Worcester, Massachusetts. Price:  $4.00 “I couldn’t forget you if I would – I wouldn’t forget you if I could” This is kind of similar to the…Read More…

Christmas Greetings From Mrs. Graham

       Christmas Greetings “To-day across the winding miles This card is flying fast. To wish you matchless Christmas  joys, And a new year unsurpassed!” I’m becoming fascinated with seasonal cards that don’t have any of the traditional images. Do we…Read More…

Reward Of Merit To Katie Stearns

Reward of Merit, embossed card from unknown artist or publisher. Circa late 1890s.  Size:  About 4 and 1/16 x 6 and 1/16″. Price:  $15.00 Here’s a nice one for the season, though it doesn’t look like this in California at…Read More…

Thanksgiving Greetings

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Here’s a beautiful postcard showing a design of two turkeys on a little path out in the country. (Well, with scrutiny, the turkey in the background is just next to the path.) I like the stand…Read More…

A Bird In The Hand

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked August 16, 1925 from North Attleboro, Massachusetts. Publisher:  L.F. Pease, 258 Laurel St., Buffalo, New York, List no. 311. Price:  $15.00 ” ‘A bird in the hand’ is worth two on a card. But a…Read More…

T’is The Wise That Visit

Undivided back, used postcard. Postmarked May 22, 1907 in Des Moines, Iowa. Publisher possibly R. L. Wells. Price:  $15.00 Owl on tree branch with red moon in the background, with the caption  “Tis the wise that visit.” The sender wrote:…Read More…

Golden Eagle For Hattie Patuno

Divided back, embossed postcard, unused with writing. Printed in Germany. Publisher unknown. Series 1460 C. Price:  $7.00 Beautiful postcard printed in Germany of purple flowers with green centers, an eagle in gold, with the rays of the sunrise or sunset…Read More…

Bunnies Pulling Chick And Eggs

Divided back, unused with writing postcard. Publisher:  Wolf & Company. No. 461. Made in the U.S.A. Date unknown, circa 1910 – 1925. Price:  $4.00 Another from our Alice Ellison Collection…. A pair of white bunnies are harnessed to a wicker…Read More…

Birdies By A. Wagner

Charming, artist-signed, vintage postcard of a painting by A. Wagner showing a couple of  colorful songbirds sitting on a tree branch with pink blossoms. In the vicinity is a meandering path through a meadow leading toward what looks to be…Read More…