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Birthday Greetings with red roses, Cleveland, OH, 1914

Subject
General Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1914 (Golden Age)
Front of Birthday Greetings with red roses, Cleveland, OH, 1914, Ms Harry Collage, OH, USA, c. 1914 lithograph postcard
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Back of Birthday Greetings with red roses, Cleveland, OH, 1914, Ms Harry Collage, OH, USA, c. 1914 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A spray of red roses with green leaves and gold outlining fills the center of this birthday greeting, framed by a geometric border in red, blue, and gold. The printed caption reads “Birthday Greetings.” The card was mailed in 1914 to Mrs Harry Colledge in Cleveland, Ohio. The sender, signing herself “Mamma,” writes that all are well, that she has not yet received a letter, and that she will write soon. Floral birthday cards like this were common in the early 20th century, when German-printed greetings circulated widely in the United States.

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
Ms Harry Collage

1819 E 47 St Cleveland, OH

Postcard record

PostmarkedOH
PublisherHeymann
SeriesSerie N° 7099
ConditionGood
Place addressedMs Harry Collage, 1819 E 47 St, Cleveland, OH
Stamp10c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; gold embossed-looking outlining on the roses and decorative border; vertical copyright imprint along left edge; light corner and edge wear. Postmark: blue circular date stamp, 16 6 PM 1914 CHIO. Divided-back embossed floral card printed in Germany (Serie N° 7099); light soiling and edge wear; message written in pencil.

Cite this card

Birthday Greetings with red roses, Cleveland, OH, 1914, postcard, c. 1914. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/birthday-greetings-with-red-roses-cleveland-oh-1914. Accessed November 2, 2026.