Comic valentine, 'You iz My Best Girl,' New York, NY, 1902
- Card type
- Lithograph
- Date
- c. 1902 (Early)
About this postcard
A comic child with a pointed tuft of black hair, a wide ruffled white collar, pale blue smock, blue shorts and black stockings stands hands-behind-back on a black slate-like panel, framed by a printed wood-grain border with simulated metal corner screws. Chalk-style white lettering reads "YOU iZ MY BEST GIRL" beside the figure and "To My Valentine" below, with the artist's signature "Curtis" near the boots. The 1902 copyright by Raphael Tuck & Sons, a London firm founded in 1866 that became one of the largest postcard publishers in the world, places this in the undivided-back era of American postcards.
Postcard Details
Dear Charlet Hasett
Postcard record
| Publisher | Raphael Tuck & Sons Co. Ltd |
|---|---|
| Series | O & S ARTISTIC SERIES TRADE MARK. |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place mentioned | NY |
| Publisher | Raphael Tuck & Sons Co. Ltd, New York, NY |
| Notes | Trompe-l'oeil design imitating a framed slate with four corner screws; printed wood-grain border. Copyright line "COPYRIGHT 1902 BY RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS CO. LTD, N.Y." at bottom edge. Handwritten inscription "From James" in dark ink running vertically along the right frame; artist signature "Curtis" at lower left of the slate. Handwritten "Dear Charlet Hasett" in dark ink on the address side. No postmark. Undivided back; printed "POST CARD. THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE."; Tuck "Artistic Series" trade mark stamp box; copyright 1902 on front; light edge wear and faint stains. |
Cite this card
Comic valentine, 'You iz My Best Girl,' New York, NY, 1902, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-valentine-you-iz-my-best-girl-new-york-ny-1902. Accessed November 2, 2026.