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Postcard 1906 Herzlichen Glückwunsch Namenstag Girl Roses Austria Pre-Linen
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Postcard 1906 Herzlichen Glückwunsch Namenstag Girl Roses Austria Pre-Linen

Mürzzuschlag, Steiermark, Austria1906Pre-linenGood

A curly-haired girl clutches an enormous bouquet of soft roses and gazes upward with an expression of gentle wonder on this sepia-toned "Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Namenstag!" (Heartfelt Congratulations on your Name Day!) card — a charming example of the sentimental Edwardian-era children's greeting card genre that flourished across Austria and Germany in the early 1900s. The card was sent to "Hannerl," a young woman working at a hat shop (Hutgeschäft) in Mürzzuschlag, Steiermark (Styria, Austria), and the handwritten message — dense with flowing old German Kurrent script — fills every available margin with warm name-day wishes. Published by Pantophot of Vienna (Austria), it captures both the intimate social rituals and the graceful commercial art of Habsburg daily life.

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PC-05069 · Pantophot, Austria
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