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Greetings from Waltham

Subject
Novelty & Mechanical Cards
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Greetings from Waltham, Ethel Bartlett, MA, USA, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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Back of Greetings from Waltham, Ethel Bartlett, MA, USA, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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About this subject

A blue-and-white novelty greeting card reading "GREETINGS FROM WALTHAM," the large block letters filled with small halftone portraits of women's faces. Below the lettering is a floral spray framing a white oval inscribed "Merry Christmas" in script.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

"Lavinia Florence"

PublisherH. I. Robbins
GREETINGS FROM WALTHAM COPYRIGHTED 1907 BY H.I. ROBBINS, BOSTON --- POST CARD For Correspondence. In effect March 1, 1907. For Address Only.
PostmarkedWaltham, MA
Stamp
Addressed to
Ethel Bartlett

West Somerville, Mass.

Postcard record

PostmarkedWaltham, MA
ConditionGood
Place addressedEthel Bartlett, West Somerville, MA
Place mentioned11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
Place mentionedBox 8000, WNAC-TV, Boston, MA, 02114
PublisherH. I. Robbins, Box 8000, WNAC-TV, Boston, MA, 02114
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesFull-bleed blue design with rounded corners; letters built from halftone photo portraits; visible corner wear, edge chipping and light soiling; handwritten greeting on front. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS. DEC 24 7 PM (year digit illegible). Divided-back card printed "In effect March 1, 1907"; 1c green Franklin stamp; pencil message and address, quite faint; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Greetings from Waltham, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/greetings-from-waltham. Accessed October 5, 2026.