Antique birthday greeting postcard reading "May Joy Attend You on Your Birthday," with silver-gilt lettering and an embossed oval of blue forget-me-nots spilling from a woven basket on a tan ground. Published by International Art Publishing Co., New York / Berlin, Series No. 929, printed in Germany. Divided back, standard 3.5 x 5.5 inch size. Condition: postally used, with light corner wear, light scattered foxing spots on the back, and the postmark overlapping onto the lower front.

The back carries an Ohio postmark dated Jan 29, 1909 (town only partly legible) and a green 1 cent Franklin stamp with a cork-style cancel. It is signed simply "Lizzie" in purple pencil and addressed to Mary Ester Burton (as written), 203 Wilson St, Salem, Ohio.

A pretty embossed floral birthday card from a well-known early publisher.