Holiday Card

DateEarly 1900s

Terms

Postcards
Paper

Dimensions8.89 × 13.97 cm (3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Kuhlmann, in memory of her mother, Mrs. Edward Holton James

Object numberPER0105O

DescriptionPostcard (Post Card) valentine. Embossed image of a little boy, looking at a kneeling angel with flowers. Behind the figures is a wooden fence and pink flowers. "Cupid's Message" is printed at the center. On the verso, printed in green is the text: "POST CARD". The verso is divided into two halves by a green line. On one side text reads: "THIS SPACE MAY BE USED / FOR COMMUNICATION". The other side reads: "THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE / WRITTEN HERE". A rectangle in the corner is printed with the text: "PLACE STAMP HERE / ONE CENT STAMP / FOR UNITED STATES / CANADA / & MEXICO / TWO CENT STAMP / FOR ALL OTHER / COUNTRIES".
Part of a gift of 25 Valentines.

Per105: Gift of 25 Valentines.