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Cottage in decorative oval frame, Lynn, MA, 1911

Card type
Lithograph

About this postcard

An oval vignette shows a cottage and path at sunset, framed by blue-and-white ornament and peacock feathers. Below, the printed motto reads "Accept the Gift Affection sends." The cottage is a generic sentimental scene, and the ornamental greeting style fits the early twentieth-century vogue for motto postcards.

Postcard Details

Message · Yiddish, in pen

אלע גוטס האב [illegible] היינט [illegible] געשריבן דאנק [illegible] האב איך [illegible] געשריבן בריוו, האב [illegible] אז [illegible] [illegible] "גוט" [illegible] זאל [illegible] אין [illegible] [illegible] איך [illegible] ביי [illegible] אין [illegible] און [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

Translation

All good things I have [illegible] today [illegible] written Thank [illegible] I have [illegible] written letter, I have [illegible] that [illegible] [illegible] "good" [illegible] shall [illegible] in [illegible] [illegible] I [illegible] at [illegible] in [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

PostmarkedLynn, MA, February 8, 1911, 09:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. V. Pageran

33 Pike St Worcester, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Lynn, MA
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs. V. Pageran, 33 Pike St, Worcester, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesDivided-back era; white border; creases and surface wear. Postmark: LYNN, MASS. FEB 8 1911 9-30A / EAST LYNN STATION. Divided-back embossed card; 1c Franklin stamp; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Cottage in decorative oval frame, Lynn, MA, 1911, postcard, c. 1911. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cottage-in-decorative-oval-frame-lynn-ma-1911. Accessed November 2, 2026.