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Postcard c1907 Birthday Wishes Embossed Floral Church Winter Scene Unused
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Pre-linen · 1910

Postcard c1907 Birthday Wishes Embossed Floral Church Winter Scene Unused

1910Pre-linenGood

Soft as a watercolor reverie, this Edwardian embossed birthday postcard presents a winter pastoral — a snow-dusted English country church reflected in still water, flanked by leafless trees and warm-roofed cottages — set within a delicate oval vignette surrounded by sprays of powder-blue flowers and silver-grey embossed relief. The verse reads: "May birthday sunlight dawning, Come shining on your heart." The reverse is entirely unused, blank save for the standard divided-back printing indicating domestic 1¢ / foreign 2¢ postage, placing its manufacture between 1907 and 1915. The embossed floral corners show fine detail, and the card retains a pleasing silvery sheen typical of quality German or American embossed greeting cards of the period. Series No. 101 is printed at the lower left.

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PC-05659 · Unknown (Series No. 101; possibly Whitney or similar "W" publisher)
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