A "A Happy Birthday" greeting card showing two small brown-and-white birds perched among clusters of purple flowers and green leaves, with a pale ribbon banner bearing the greeting. The design is set against a black background with gold embossed highlights. Embossed lithograph greeting postcards of this style were common in the early 20th century.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear son
we will send you a
Card this morning &
wish you many happy
returns of this day. Mrs Cameron
is up to & Laura in the
Hospital she has been
operated on and found
that she has a cancer abt
on her heart - so they could
not take She can not live
a great while at the longest
Agnes is about crazy I feel
sorry for all of them will
write you a letter after
a few days Gustie has his
Potatoes in he has planted
51 bushels hope this will find
you well and all the rest of
the folks Your mother
Addressed to
No address detected
Postcard record
Condition
Good
Notes
White border; gold embossed highlights; black background; light surface scuffing.
No postmark visible. Printed in Germany, SER. 7702; undivided back; white border; glossy; light wear.
Cite this card
A Happy Birthday greeting with two birds and purple flowers, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/a-happy-birthday-greeting-with-two-birds-and-purple-flowers. Accessed October 24, 2026.
