Antique embossed postcard of two little girls in pink and blue dresses playing with two dachshund dogs on and around a white wicker bench, with forget-me-nots, a winding path and a castle on a hill under a sunset sky. Patterned cream border, number 7885 at lower right, divided back marked Made in Germany with a multilingual Postkarte / Carte postale header. Standard size, about 3.5 x 5.5 inches (vertical). Used, with a short crease at the bottom edge of the front and light corner wear.

Posted with a green 1 cent Franklin stamp (Series 1902) and a Salem, Ohio flag cancel dated the 16th, 1908 (month appears to be July). Addressed in pencil to Mary Esther Burton, Salem, Ohio, R.F.D. No. 5. The pencil message, dated July 16th and signed Mama, asks how she is getting along and mentions frogs for supper.

A charming dog and children subject from the golden age of German-printed postcards.