1908 New Year Hold To Light Postcard, Victorian Portraits, Branford CT Postmark-image
1908 New Year Hold To Light Postcard, Victorian Portraits, Branford CT Postmark-image
1908 New Year Hold To Light Postcard, Victorian Portraits, Branford CT Postmark-image
1908 New Year Hold To Light Postcard, Victorian Portraits, Branford CT Postmark-image
1908 New Year Hold To Light Postcard, Victorian Portraits, Branford CT Postmark-image

1908 New Year Hold To Light Postcard, Victorian Portraits, Branford CT Postmark

$ 28.51

Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919 Signed: No Original/Licensed Reprint: Original Country of Origin: United States Subject: New Year Portraits Victorian Edwardian Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in) Type: Printed (Lithograph) Postage Condition: Posted Material: Paper Era: Divided Back (1907-1915) Features: Hold-to-Light Year Manufactured: 1908 Theme: Greetings Holiday New Year People

Description

Discover a charming piece of early 20th-century ephemera with this exquisite 1900 New Year postcard. The front features elegant Victorian-era portraits of two distinguished gentlemen and two graceful ladies, each framed within intricate floral cutouts that ingeniously form the numbers "1908." This unique design reveals its magic when held to light, illuminating the floral details and creating a captivating transparency effect, a popular novelty of the era. The rich purple background is beautifully accented by festive green holly, evoking the spirit of the holiday season. The reverse side of this collectible postcard bears a handwritten New Year's greeting with heartfelt wishes, addressed to Mr. & Mrs. Hry. Pierson in Branford, Connecticut. It proudly displays a one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp and a clear Branford, CT postmark dated December 27th, indicating its journey just before the turn of the century. This postcard is a wonderful example of early holiday greetings, perfect for collectors of vintage ephemera, New Year's themes, or hold-to-light postcards, offering a glimpse into social customs and artistry of the Victorian/Edwardian transition.

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