A novelty postcard featuring a red devil with horns and a pitchfork, surrounded by flames, with the text 'Why the ... Don't You Write?' and 'Waltham, Mass.' printed on a textured background.
Textured wood-grain/leather-like background; white border; novelty card.
Postmark: WALTHAM MASS OCT 5 1-30P 1905 (second strike WALTHAM MASS OCT 5 130PM 1905; receiving mark LEVANT ME OCT 5 9 AM 1905). Undivided back, burnt-wood novelty card, Tanner Souvenir Co. New York. Light edge/corner wear; pencil dealer price at upper left.
Cite this card
Devil with Pitchfork, postcard, c. 1898. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/devil-with-pitchfork. Accessed October 5, 2026.
![Front of Devil with Pitchfork, Mrs. [illegible] B. Haggins, ME, USA, c. 1898 lithograph postcard](https://images.postalpast.com/variants/6bba3de4-a614-42f5-8d49-262d3b680517/front-r0-display.webp)
![Back of Devil with Pitchfork, Mrs. [illegible] B. Haggins, ME, USA, c. 1898 lithograph postcard](https://images.postalpast.com/variants/6bba3de4-a614-42f5-8d49-262d3b680517/back-r0-display.webp)
