Antique & Vintage Postcards

A honeybee hovers over a lush arc of white daffodils on a soft mauve ground — the delicate fan-shaped vignette anchors this charming Easter greeting card printed by the venerable Whitney Made firm of Worcester, Massachusetts. Art Nouveau corner flourishes frame the handwritten-style verse below: "Out of the wealth of the blossoms of spring, I have chosen a lily my greetings to bring / Your joy and your faith may this Easter renew / And each hour of the day be a glad one for you." Whitney Made was one of America's foremost greeting-card publishers of the early twentieth century, producing elaborate holiday cards sold in stationery and five-and-dime stores nationwide. This unused example retains bright ink and clean borders, a small-town Easter sentiment frozen in the golden age of the postcard.