A blue-bordered greeting card with an oval inset showing a halftone reproduction of Christ with his arm around a child, above a printed anniversary blessing headed "Pastor's Study, Waverly, N.Y." Rev. John E. Miles signed and dated the front Sept. 19, 1914, and mailed it to Mrs. Ward of Waverly Hill; his note on the back marks the anniversary of her baptism on Sept. 19, 1912. Waverly is a village on the Chemung River in Tioga County, New York, at the Pennsylvania border.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
I will send you a postal card
you was baptized
Sept. 19. 1912.
I must call you
yours [illegible]
White border with a printed blue frame; foxing and light staining along the edges. Handwritten date "Sept. 19 - 14" and signature "Rev. John E. Miles" on the front over the printed anniversary greeting; handwritten message on the back in blue ink marking the recipient's baptism date of Sept. 19, 1912. Postmark: WAVERLY, N.Y. SEP 18 6:30 AM 1914. Divided back; light toning and foxing.
Cite this card
Christ blessing a child, Pastor's Study, Waverly, NY, 1914, postcard, c. 1914. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christ-blessing-a-child-pastors-study-waverly-ny-1914. Accessed November 2, 2026.
