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Birthday Greetings with red roses, circa 1912

Subject
General Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Front of Birthday Greetings with red roses, circa 1912, Mrs Harry Colledge, OH, USA, lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Birthday Greetings with red roses, circa 1912, Mrs Harry Colledge, OH, USA, lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

A spray of red roses with green leaves and gold outlining is set against a geometric red, blue, and gold border, with the printed greeting “Birthday Greetings.” The vertical imprint at the left notes the design was copyrighted in 1912 by Heymann, dating this to the early 20th-century greeting-card trade.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Maud. all are well, have not got your letter yet will write soon By By, Mamma

PublisherHeymann
Birthday Greetings Design copyrighted only 1912 by Heymann --- POST CARD FOR CORRESPONDENCE FOR ADDRESS ONLY Printed in Germany. Serie No 7099
PostmarkedOH
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Harry Colledge

1817 E 47 St, Cleveland, OH

Postcard record

PostmarkedOH
PublisherHeymann
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs Harry Colledge, 1817 E 47 St, Cleveland, OH
Stamp10c George Washington, green
NotesWhite border; gold embossed-looking outlining on the roses and decorative border; vertical copyright imprint along left edge; light corner and edge wear. Postmark: 6 PM 1914 CHIO. Divided-back embossed floral card printed in Germany (Serie No 7099); light soiling and edge wear; message written in pencil.

Cite this card

Birthday Greetings with red roses, circa 1912, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/birthday-greetings-with-red-roses-circa-1912. Accessed October 24, 2026.