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Birthday Postcard Church Bell Autumn Leaves Proverbs 16:20 1937 Massillon OH — photo 1 of 2

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About this piece

Vintage divided-back birthday postcard featuring a lithographed illustration of a bell tower window overlooking a moonlit church and countryside, framed by autumn maple leaves and cattails. The front carries a sentimental birthday greeting ("There is one thing that reconciles us to birthdays... the well-wishing of good friends") along with the scripture verse Proverbs 16:20, "Whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he."

Specifications
• Type: Divided Back Postcard
• Date: Postmarked October 14, 1937, Massillon, Ohio
• Publisher: S. P. Co. (Form 490)
• Stamp: 1-cent green Benjamin Franklin stamp
• Subject: Church, Bell, Autumn Foliage, Religious Verse, Birthday Greeting
• Condition: G- (shows significant edge wear, creasing, and surface soiling)

Item will be packaged securely and shipped quickly.

Keywords: ephemera, deltiology, 1930s, religious, christian, fall, landscape, collectible, franklin stamp, massillon ohio

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