A bowl of pink roses sits on a small wooden two-tier table; a white envelope rests on the lower shelf. The card is a birthday greeting with a poem at the bottom.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Wishing you many
happy returns of the
day.
From Alice
Frank & Lovie.
Addressed to
Miss Welch
16, Lingfield Avenue, Kingston-on-Thames
Postcard record
Condition
Fair
Stamp
1d King Edward VII, red, issued 1906
Notes
Aged paper, edge wear, creases, rounded corners; no white border or linen texture.
Postmark: KINGSTON-ON-THAMES 10 AM 30 DEC (no year legible). Divided-back card with white border; chromolitho/embossed texture, not linen or glossy. Printed 'Import.' at left and card number 3271. Soiling, foxing and edge wear; stamp is a British 1d King George V. Message written in pen sideways on the message half.
Cite this card
Birthday greetings with bowl of roses, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/birthday-greetings-with-bowl-of-roses. Accessed October 5, 2026.
