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Clover blossoms with contentment motto, 1910

Subject
General Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1910 (Golden Age)
Front of Clover blossoms with contentment motto, 1910, Mr + Mrs. Am. Baerwald, WI, USA, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
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Back of Clover blossoms with contentment motto, 1910, Mr + Mrs. Am. Baerwald, WI, USA, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A spray of purple-red clover blossoms and green trefoil leaves fills the left side of the card, facing a hand-lettered motto: "It is right to be contented / With what we have / Never with what we are." The verse pairs a simple floral design with a moral about accepting one's circumstances. Motto and sentiment postcards were common in the early twentieth century, when a postcard could carry a short greeting for little more than the price of a stamp. This example was sent with best wishes for the coming year.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

June 25 - '10 With Best Wishes for the Coming Year. Sarah.

PublisherTHE D
It is right to be contented With what we have Never with what we are.
PostmarkedMilwaukee, WI, June 2, 1910, 10:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr + Mrs. Am. Baerwald

221 - Allard Ave Green Bay, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked, Milwaukee, WI
PublisherTHE D
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr + Mrs. Am. Baerwald, 221 - Allard Ave, Green Bay, WI
Stamp10c Thomas Jefferson, green
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesCream stock heavily toned and lightly soiled with worn corners; no white border; artist signature 'Phil. Wright' at lower left. Postmark: MILWAUKEE WIS JUN 2 10:30 AM 1910. Divided-back card with 1¢ green Franklin adhesive stamp; matte textured stock, light edge/corner wear.

Cite this card

Clover blossoms with contentment motto, 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/clover-blossoms-with-contentment-motto-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.