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Comic illustration, woman and admiring men, Canton, OH, 1907

Card type
Lithograph

About this postcard

A comic illustration shows a young woman in a striped skirt and hat walking to the right. Behind her, five men's heads stack vertically, wearing bowler, straw, and fedora hats; one has a pipe. Their eyes follow her. Across the top runs the printed line "One touch of Nature makes the whole world Kin," a familiar quotation that turns the men's stares into a joke about shared human nature. Comic postcards of the period often used such stock scenes of courtship and street life.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

will see you next week Mockbee C S & Co.

PostmarkedCanton, OH, June 3, 1907, 20:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. Ed Richardson

Gassaway, WV

Postcard record

Postmarked, Canton, OH
SeriesH 742
ConditionFair
Place addressedMr. Ed Richardson, Gassaway, WV
receivedGASSAWAY, WV
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
NotesHeavy foxing, brown spotting and staining across the front; handwritten message on the picture side; printed series H 742 and 1905 copyright line at lower left; dealer mark 113 / 5.00. Postmark: CANTON, OHIO JUN 3 886 F '907; second circular receiving mark GASSAWAY, W. VA. JUN 5 REC'D. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS."), 1c green Franklin stamp (Series 1902), no white border, card toned/soiled with foxing.

Cite this card

Comic illustration, woman and admiring men, Canton, OH, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-illustration-woman-and-admiring-men-canton-oh-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.