Antique & Vintage Postcards

Bold embossed carnations in crimson and blush pink burst across the right half of this Edwardian "Love" card while a bucolic windmill scene glows in a gold-framed vignette at left — a tactile, richly printed example of the embossed floral postcard style that dominated the 1910s. The publisher's mark reads "S L C C 1910," suggesting copyright 1910, with the card postmarked Poolesville, Maryland, September 9, 1913. The brief message from "Mae" to "Ruth" captures the unhurried pace of the era: "I will come up about 4 o'clock, but will have to come home about six." Addressed to Miss Marguerite at Poolesville, MD.