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Comic man falling downstairs, Durbin, WV, 1907

Subject
Comics & Humor
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Comic man falling downstairs, Durbin, WV, 1907, Mrs. E. W. Richardson, WV, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Comic man falling downstairs, Durbin, WV, 1907, Mrs. E. W. Richardson, WV, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A comic illustration of a man falling backward down a flight of stairs while carrying a bucket, with a pocket watch flying on a chain. Printed text reads 'I will be up as soon as possible.'

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Sunday 2/4/07 Yours card received, and [illegible] this child then don't give you time to write, and glad the [illegible] is warm is [illegible] still in Durbin? It has turned real warm down here too warm for me, with love for you with love [illegible] Tell Corinne

I will be up as soon as possible.
PostmarkedPetersburg, VA, May 4, 1907, 13:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. E. W. Richardson

Tunneli, WV

Postcard record

Postmarked, Petersburg, VA
Series28
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs. E. W. Richardson, Tunneli, WV
receivedDurbin, WV
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
NotesHandwritten message on front; aged paper with staining; printed number 28; no white border. Postmark: PETERSBURG VA MAY 4 1907 1 PM; receiving mark: DURBIN W. VA. MAY 6 1907 7 PM. Undivided back with 'THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY'; 1c Franklin stamp; light edge/toning wear.

Cite this card

Comic man falling downstairs, Durbin, WV, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-man-falling-downstairs-durbin-wv-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.