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Chrysanthemums with greeting verse, circa 1910

Subject
General Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Chrysanthemums with greeting verse, circa 1910, Emmett Douthat, VA, USA, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Chrysanthemums with greeting verse, circa 1910, Emmett Douthat, VA, USA, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

Chromolithograph greeting card showing a cluster of pink, white and orange chrysanthemum blooms with green stems against a pale ground. A short printed verse, "You are a nice Kid and I like you," appears at the right in brown lettering.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

and [illegible] was [illegible] the [illegible] this [illegible] will [illegible] you [illegible] your [illegible] when [illegible] we [illegible] [illegible]

"You are a nice Kid and I like you." --- Post Card THIS SIDE FOR CORRESPONDENCE. THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS.
PostmarkedStaunton, VA
Stamp
Addressed to
Emmett Douthat

208 5th St N.E., Boonsboro, Virginia

Postcard record

PostmarkedStaunton, VA
ConditionFair
Place addressedEmmett Douthat, 208 5th St N.E., Boonsboro, VA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesFine textured/cross-hatch paper surface; faint purple oval cancel or stamp mark at right; light staining and foxing, edge and corner wear. Postmark: STAUNTON VA. DEC 19 3:30 PM. Divided-back card with 1c Franklin green (1902 series); no year in the postmark. Message in blue ink, written sideways along the left edge, largely illegible. Card toned with edge wear and corner creases.

Cite this card

Chrysanthemums with greeting verse, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/chrysanthemums-with-greeting-verse-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.