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Floral ship valentine with Statue of Liberty, New York, 1909

Subjects
Fantasy & Composite ViewsShips & BoatsValentine's Day
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of Floral ship valentine with Statue of Liberty, New York, 1909, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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Back of Floral ship valentine with Statue of Liberty, New York, 1909, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A fantasy valentine shows a ship built of blue forget-me-nots, its flower-lined sails bearing a red heart. White doves carrying hearts fly above, and the Statue of Liberty stands in the background. The printed verse sends the vessel "so deeply laden / With flowers and my devotion" across the ocean to "the fairest maiden." By 1909 the Statue of Liberty was a familiar emblem in New York Harbor, giving the romantic fantasy a patriotic American setting.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Sending you one of my cards, Had to sent me from home Mary

PublisherTh.E.L.
Oh ship so deeply laden, With flowers and my devotion, Sail on to the fairest maiden Accross the deep blue ocean. —
PostmarkedAmesbury, MA, May 6, 1909, 17:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Bassett

44 Parkhurst St. Taunton, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Amesbury, MA
PublisherTh.E.L.
SeriesSerie Nº 1146
ConditionGood
Place addressedCharlotte Bassett, 44 Parkhurst St., Taunton, MA
Place depictedStatue of Liberty, New York, NY
Stamp10c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesGold border; upper-right crease and edge wear; faint circular postmark at top center. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS. MAY 6 5-PM 1909 (flag cancel). Divided-back litho card with gold border; imprint "Th. (printer's monogram) T.E.L. 'Theochrom' Serie Nº 1146 / Printed in Germany"; light edge wear and corner creases.

Cite this card

Floral ship valentine with Statue of Liberty, New York, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/floral-ship-valentine-with-statue-of-liberty-new-york-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.