Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Happy Birthday & Many to Foller

These are both pretty birthday postcards, but I love them more for the messages on the back.


Here's the back of the card, written on March 9th, 1916 by Silas Davis.

 The message reads:
I wish you a Happy Birthday & Many to foller.  from Silas Wayburg (?) Davis

The second card was sent to Minnie Crosby in Norwich, new York in 1915.


The message reads:

Dear Auntie:
We are all well but papa he has got a sore leg  
please excouse writting From Clara W.

10 comments:

  1. they are really touching when you read the original message :)
    lovely cards!

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  2. The cards are embellished, but "the writting"...:)

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  3. The fronts of the cards are lovely...the backs...not so much.

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  4. The writing is obviously done by a child.

    The cards, however, have much more style that the mush that is served up today

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  5. The ornate geometric work framing the barn/stream on the first card either looks like a mechanical frog's head or an awesome hat for Mickey Mouse to me, maybe I should have another beer... And the rose on the second one looks kinda deconstructed/giant/scary, as if it might eat the letter bearing bird- on second thought, maybe I should skip the beer!

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  6. Fine cards and wonderful messages as well. The text messages of their day, the tweets of their time.

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  7. Image & Poetry! The Perfect Combination!

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  8. I'm a sucker for pretty old birthday postcards.

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  9. Very beautiful !!
    Like the first card, very sentiment.

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  10. Beautiful cards. The black is such a unique and wise choice against all the other color. It makes it pop! Great messages.

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