Two-color comic illustration: a woman in a red hat and blue dress holds a horse's bridle at left, a man in a red hat sits at right, and a red calf stands between them. The printed captions make a telephone party-line joke about a busy line.
Cream stock, two-color (blue and red) print with visible halftone dots; heavy staining, foxing and creases; no border.
Postmark: DURBIN W.VA. APR 23 7 AM 1907. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ADDRESS'). 1c Franklin stamp; light soiling and edge wear; pencil dealer marks '113' and '5.00' at top.
Cite this card
Comic rural scene with horse and calf, telephone party-line joke, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-rural-scene-with-horse-and-calf-telephone-party-line-j. Accessed October 5, 2026.
