A line-drawn comic figure of a small girl in a black dress with a red hair ribbon stands on a shoreline holding a long fishing pole, her line cast into stylized water. The printed gag reads "I'm dropping you a Line From," a pun on writing a letter, completed by the sender's handwritten place. Such penny comic cards were a staple of the undivided-back era, when messages were written on the picture side.
Undivided-back era card; no white border. Light soiling and foxing, worn corners. Handwritten place and signature on the front.
Postmark: MONROE 1905 AUG 18 5 AM ME. Undivided back with "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS" imprint; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; light soiling and edge wear.
Cite this card
Comic illustration of a girl fishing, "I'm dropping you a Line", Monroe, Maine, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-illustration-of-a-girl-fishing-im-dropping-you-a-line. Accessed October 25, 2026.
