A comic souvenir card pairing a green-and-red pennant lettered "BURLINGTON, PA." with a halftone photograph of a young couple in a close embrace, the man kissing the woman's cheek while she wears a wide-brimmed hat. The framing lines "They Do These Things in" and "Only on Long Acquaintance" turn the picture into a joke about small-town courtship customs. Burlington is a small borough in Bradford County, in north-central Pennsylvania.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
april 6 1914
My Dear cousin
How you was I was
great. Come out this summer
Believe me will show
you a great time.
got letter and a picture
from O Alpha day for 20
days. have been very
busy. & am a poor
hand to write.
I still remain —
Your cousin
Elma
Undivided-back era stock; cream background with foxing and edge wear; faint pencil date (appears to read "Nov 25 1908") written over the top of the photo frame; no white border.
Postmark: BURLINGTON PA. APR 7 12 M 1914. Divided-back cream stock with 1¢ green Washington stamp; card toned, soiled and edge-worn.
Cite this card
Comic pennant postcard, Burlington, Pennsylvania, circa 1908, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-pennant-postcard-burlington-pennsylvania-circa-1908. Accessed October 24, 2026.
