Chrome nature postcard showing a brilliant male Northern Cardinal perched atop a mass of pink mountain laurel in full bloom, set against a clear blue sky with an evergreen tree at upper right — a vivid contrast of red bird and pink blossoms characteristic of the Virginia and Appalachian springtime. Photographed in natural color by Mike Roberts, Berkeley, California; distributed by Shenandoah News Agency, Winchester, Virginia.

• Caption: A brilliant cardinal flashes through Virginia laurel.
• Publisher: Natural Color by Mike Roberts, Berkeley, Calif. (card no. C4173); distributed by Shenandoah News Agency, Winchester, Va.
• Status: Unposted