A comic souvenir card: a green pennant with red trim lettered "BURLINGTON, PA." points toward a halftone photograph of a young man and woman in a close embrace, framed by a red Greek-key border. The joke is carried by the surrounding lines, "They Do These Things in" above and "Only on Long Acquaintance" below, a typical brand of small-town humor sold on penny postcards of the era. Burlington is a small borough in Bradford County, in northeastern 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 Alpha day or so
ago. have been very
busy. I am a poor
hand to write.
I still remain
Your cousin
Elena
Cream stock with visible foxing and staining; worn corners. Faint pencil notation along the top of the photo frame. Red Greek-key border around the halftone photo.
Postmark: BURLINGTON PA APR 7 12 M 1914. Divided-back private postcard with 1¢ Washington stamp; pencil message dated April 6, 1914; moderate toning and light soiling.
Cite this card
Comic souvenir card, Burlington, Pennsylvania, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-souvenir-card-burlington-pennsylvania-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.
