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Birthday Greetings Postcard Embossed Lily of the Valley Wreath Sunset Pond c1910 — photo 1 of 2

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About this piece

Antique embossed Birthday Greetings postcard with a raised wreath of white lily-of-the-valley blossoms framing a glowing sunset scene of a cabin beside a pond, set against a gilt panel with gold lettering. Design number 400 printed at lower left. Standard size, divided back. Edge wear with a small scuffed spot and paper loss along the upper left edge; see photos.

Unposted: no stamp or cancel. The back is inscribed in ink "From Lucy" and addressed to Mary Esther Burton, so it appears to have been hand-delivered. Divided back with no postage places it in the 1907–1915 era.

A cheerful early-1900s birthday card for floral postcard collectors and junk journal makers.