Antique E. Nash birthday postcard from the Gem Birthday Series No. 1, the January card: embossed white snowdrops, a red garnet stickpin and a gold star, with "Wishing You a Joyous Birthday" in red and a verse panel reading "'Tis Constancy the Garnet shows, The Snowdrop sweet innocence, Your Guiding Star with radiance Glows and bless you with common (sense)." Marked "Copyright 1908 by E. Nash." Divided back, standard 3.5 x 5.5 inch size. Condition: postally used, light corner wear and light toning with a few small spots on the back.

The back is postmarked Salem, Ohio, Jan 1909, 6 PM (day not fully legible), with a flag machine cancel and a green 1 cent Franklin stamp. The pencil message reads "With love, Rebecca," addressed to Mary Easter Burton (as written), 203 Wilson St, Salem, Ohio.

A nice birthstone-and-flower-of-the-month card from Nash's month series, good for January birthday or birthstone collectors.