Happy Birthday Doves White Flowers Embossed Postcard

Description

View Happy Birthday Doves White Flowers Embossed Postcard with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Your Father. Feel free to ask! The card features an embossed illustration of two white doves perched on a woven basket handle amidst white flowers, accompanied by the printed text 'A happy Birthday'. * Printed in Germany During the Golden Age of Postcards (1907-1915), Germany led global production through advanced chromolithography. Driven by massive international demand, output doubled every six months as German printers mastered complex, multi-pass color registration. The card's tactile dimension relies on heavy mechanical embossing. Skilled engravers crafted specialized metal dies to press the design into the cardstock after printing, achieving a pronounced three-dimensional effect. The outbreak of World War I dismantled these European production centers, permanently altering the industry. Postcard manufacturing shifted to American companies producing flat, lower-quality white-border cards to economize on ink, decisively ending the era of intricate German lithography. * Postmark date: January 30, 1911 * Stamp description: Green one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp The personal message: "Kokomo Ind. Jan. 30 - 11 / Dear Daughter This is a Reminder that you Have a Birthday Feb. 1st. Your Father. J M Wilson 318 So Union St." Shipping and Handling: Carefully packaged to ensure safe arrival Shipped within one business day Tracking information provided Questions about this postcard? Feel free to ask! Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Postcards & Supplies › Postcards › Non-Topographical Postcards.

Unit of Sale

Single Unit

Number of Items in Set

1

Signed

No

Unit Type

Unit

Unit Quantity

1

Subject

Doves and Flowers

Theme

Greeting Cards

City

Kokomo

Region

Indiana

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Size

Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)

Postage Condition

Posted

Type

Printed (Lithograph)

Era

Divided Back (1907-1915)