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Comic postcard of father and children, Hot Springs, VA, 1905

Subjects
ChildrenComics & Humor
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1905 (Early)
Front of Comic postcard of father and children, Hot Springs, VA, 1905, Mr. & Mrs. Richardson, WV, USA, c. 1905 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Comic postcard of father and children, Hot Springs, VA, 1905, Mr. & Mrs. Richardson, WV, USA, c. 1905 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

An older man sits with a baby on his lap, surrounded by three other children. One child plays a drum and another holds a horn, while a stork flies in at upper left carrying a swaddled infant in a sling. The printed caption reads "I HAVE ALL THAT IS COMING TO ME" and "Souvenir of HOT SPRINGS, VA." The joke turns on a father's resigned acceptance of a growing family, with another baby arriving by stork. Hot Springs, in Bath County, Virginia, was a mineral-spring resort, and comic souvenir cards were common purchases for visitors.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

May your future life be a Pleasant one

I HAVE ALL THAT IS COMING TO ME Souvenir of HOT SPRINGS, VA. 400
PostmarkedVA, October 23, 1905, 19:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. & Mrs. Richardson

Darkins, WV

Postcard record

Postmarked, VA
Series400
ConditionFair
Place addressedMr. & Mrs. Richardson, Darkins, WV
Place mentionedHot Springs, VA
receivedHINTON, WV
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
NotesPrinted caption (vertical 'Souvenir of HOT SPRINGS, VA.' along left edge) and number 400; handwritten message in purple ink, partially cut off at bottom edge; light staining and edge wear; no white border visible. Postmark: HOT SPRINGS VA OCT 23 7:30 PM 1905; receiving mark HINTON, W. VA. OCT 24 1 PM 1905 (REC'D). Undivided back, comic chromo card. Pencil dealer marks '113 / 5.00' top left (stock number and price); light edge wear and toning.

Cite this card

Comic postcard of father and children, Hot Springs, VA, 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-postcard-of-father-and-children-hot-springs-va-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.