1911 New Year Wishes Postcard Embossed Pansies Printed Germany Used

Description

View 1911 New Year Wishes Postcard Embossed Pansies Printed Germany Used with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. "1911" on this vividly chromolithographed and embossed New Year card, the year rendered in elegant white block letters edged in gold against a soft gray ground. A jubilant bed of pansies — purple, lavender, gold, and white — frames the bold gilt numerals "1911" on this vividly chromolithographed and embossed New Year card, the year rendered in elegant white block letters edged in gold against a soft gray ground. Printed in Germany and mailed in time for the New Year, the card carries a handwritten message on the back addressed to a recipient in what appears to be Clarksville or a nearby New York locale, with the sender identified only by a first name. The pansy, a Victorian and Edwardian symbol of remembrance and loving thoughts, was one of the most popular motifs for New Year greetings of this era, and this example's jewel-toned chromolithography — printed in Germany at the height of that industry's craft — remains remarkably vivid after more than a century. SKU: PC-03972 Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Postcards & Supplies › Postcards › Topographical Postcards.

Type

Postcard

Era

Pre-linen

Country/Region of Origin

Germany