A large pink-and-red rose in full bloom and a red rosebud appear among dark green leaves and fern-like sprigs on a pale vertically striped ground. Above them the printed greeting reads "BIRTHDAY GREETINGS." The inscription to "grand pa from The Campbells" turns the floral design into a family birthday wish. Roses were a common motif on greeting postcards of the period, and sending a decorated card was a simple way to remember a birthday, especially for relatives at a distance.
Postcard Details
Message
No message detected
Addressed to
grand pa
The Caryl Bells
Postcard record
Series
642-4
Condition
Good
Notes
Printed caption 'BIRTHDAY GREETINGS'; printed number 642-4 at lower left; pale vertical striped background; edge wear, toning, and light surface scuffs.
No postmark. Divided back with printed 'CORRESPONDENCE' at left and 'POST CARD / FOR ADDRESS ONLY' at right; only a blue-ink inscription 'To grand pa from The Campbells' is written on the address side, with no message on the correspondence side. Pencil dealer price/stock code '1.-Pek' at top right; printer's circled-A logo at lower left of back. Light foxing and edge wear; front is a chromolithographed rose with a white border.
Cite this card
Birthday Greetings rose and bud, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/birthday-greetings-rose-and-bud-circa-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.
