One of the best things about the exaggeration cards is that they often have interesting messages on the back. The message, to Mrs. Emma...

I know raspberries are in season here, because I've been picking them off of my neighbor's bushes. They aren't giant in size, bu...

This isn't a generic exaggeration card that could be anywhere USA. The giant spud is sitting on a classic northern Maine Bangor and Aroo...

Of all the giant fruit I would love to have, I think berries and lemons would be at the top of the list. Alas, there are no messages...

This is how they grow corn in Baudette, Minnesota. Don't believe me? Go there and see for yourself. These exaggeration are always in jes...

A balanced diet includes several servings of fruit per day. Help yourself. Neither of these cards was sent. The backs both look like th...

These aren't just any giant apples; they're giant Bellflower apples.   If you happen to be in Portland, Oregon, you can go to se...

No need to worry about those peaches rolling off the flatcar; note the carefully positioned braces. Rosella sent this card in 1912 to her...

Just five servings a day, that's all you need. Both of these cards show giant vegetables from Oregon being delivered by rail car. For so...

Lena sent these giant almonds to her father, F.M. Barnum,  in Merrill, Oregon for his 55th birthday.  Merrill is a small town, current popul...

This is not your usual brightly-colored exaggeration card. I like that the name of the town is on the card though -and that it was sent to s...

Bring out the giant shortcake and the giant bowl of whipping cream! Here's the back of the card, which Mike sent to Mrs. Oscar Bentso...

Soon I will run out of giant fruit and vegetable cards to post on this blog. Some people may consider this a blessing. But the message on th...

For those who don't think giant watermelons are enough to make a card compelling, this one also includes an interesting message. In 191...

Both the message and the card itself are a little unusual. Viola sent it from Dixie, Washington (current population about 220) to her friend...

Brian from PaperSponge sent me these cards. There's nothing quite like giant vegetables, except maybe jackalopes - that wonderful cross...

It looks like there was a bumper crop this year in the land of the Jackalopes. Here are the backs of the cards. The message to A.V. Str...

I have a weakness for giant fruits and vegetables. When you send these cards, you're supposed to fill in the blank with the place of you...