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Friendship greeting card with pansies and purple ribbon, circa 1909

Subject
General Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of Friendship greeting card with pansies and purple ribbon, circa 1909, Miss Fottie Ward, NY, USA, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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Back of Friendship greeting card with pansies and purple ribbon, circa 1909, Miss Fottie Ward, NY, USA, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A lithographed friendship greeting card showing a cluster of pansies in purple, yellow and blue, tied with a lavender ribbon at the right and framed by gold scrollwork and a gold bow. The verse wishes the recipient good fortune and asks that, like old friends, it prove true, with a small gold plaque reading "From a friend." Cards of this style were exchanged as inexpensive tokens of affection in the early 20th century, and the printed copyright line dates the design to 1909.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Jan - 9 - 1910 Dear Cousin: - We think he can come home as soon as Saturday he is gaining all of the time now is 8 - 9 lbs he is well Mrs H.

PublisherH. Wessler
Good Fortune prosper you In all you do, And ever prove, like all your Old Friends, True. From a friend COPYRIGHT 1909 H. WESSLER --- This Space For Writing Messages POST CARD This side for the Address only. 275
PostmarkedMachias, ME, ME
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Fottie Ward

R.F.D. No. 1, Wards, NY, NY

Postcard record

PostmarkedMachias, ME, ME
PublisherH. Wessler
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Fottie Ward, R.F.D. No. 1, Wards, NY, NY
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesEmbossed gold accents and gold border; lavender ribbon motif at right; light edge wear and faint surface soiling; scan is rotated 180 degrees. Postmark: MACHIAS JAN 2 PM 10. Divided back, embossed litho, copyright 1909; pencil message; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Friendship greeting card with pansies and purple ribbon, circa 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/friendship-greeting-card-with-pansies-and-purple-ribbon-circ. Accessed October 24, 2026.