“Xmas 1912 – Very best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year.” What doesn’t jive with this postcard? This is an Undivided Back card, the era for which ran officially from December 24, 1901 to March 1, 1907, as…Read More…
Category: Holidays
A Beautiful Lady At Christmastime
“Wishing You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.” No name on the back or photographer name, just a photo of a woman sending her Christmas and New Year’s wishes. She is perhaps in her fifties, with a very…Read More…
Christmas Bell For Bessie
“A merry Christmas to you.” Here’s one for all you holiday travelers: “Dec. 25. hello Bessie, how are you. I am fine and dandy. I got here at last, we had to wait in Leavenworth all day, I was so…Read More…
Merry Christmas To Miss Harriet Schoonmaker
A simple, but elegant winter scene of evergreens and a red house with snow-covered roof, at sunset, with the greeting: “Only a message in words but few ‘Tis Merry Christmas I’m wishing you” Addressed to: “Miss Harriet Schoonmaker, Parksville, Sullivan…Read More…
Louis D. Newton And Cousin Catherine
“Cleveland, O. Dec. 18, 1912. Dear Cousins:- This introduces to you our youngster Louis at 16 months. The little girl is Alva’s niece, Catherine. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Alva – Amos.” What a cute photo! And…Read More…
A Very Glad Thanksgiving
“May Yours Be A Very Glad Thanksgiving” Ditto from Laurel Cottage (!) Here’s a beautiful postcard, a little time-worn, but understandable as it’s now 103 years old. It shows a bunch of grapes with leaves – end of the season…Read More…
Three Cheers For The Red White And Blue
Divided back, embossed postcard. Postmarked June 22, 1909 from DeBeque, Colorado. Artist: Cyrus Durand Chapman. Publisher info: “Painting only copyrighted by S. Garre” [Garre or Garret?] Printed in Germany. No. 51668. Price: $2.00 Happy 4th! Who was artist C. Chapman…Read More…
1910 Calendar Postcard
This one (from the Ethel Main Collection) may seem a little out of place: It would normally go up in December, per the little calendar at the bottom (with Christmas wreath?) but then again the lovely oval image above it…Read More…
Three Chicks For Easter
Divided back, embossed, unused with writing. Publisher unknown. Printed in Germany. Price: $4.00 One last Easter card for the season…showing three adorable chicks – two yellow and one black, on a bed of grass and flowers, beneath a blue sky….Read More…
Easter Day
Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked April 6, 1914 from Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania. Price: $10.00 “The world itself keeps Easter day, And Easter larks are singing; And Easter flow’rs are blooming gay And Easter bells are ringing.” That’s a lovely poem…Read More…