A printed motto card pairing a gentle nudge to correspond with a watercolor-style spray of purple iris and tall green leaves against a pale green ground. The verse, set in red and black Gothic lettering on a cream panel, reads "I will not be All Right, until You Write." Such illustrated "write soon" cards were a staple of the early twentieth-century postcard boom, when a card could serve as a brief social note in itself.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
More morning? are you
Hello.- How are you this
this morning? this
leaves we will the
contents of the box?
am sending is some
of my work did at
spare time, can't
write much on card answer
am looking for an answer
to my letter by the [illegible]
Pale green border around a cream panel; light foxing and surface staining; slight wear at corners. No publisher imprint visible on the front.
Postmark: [illegible] 1910 WIS. Divided-back card with 1¢ green Washington stamp; printed "POST CARD" heading and "HAND COLORED" along the left edge. Light toning and edge wear; message written sideways in ink.
Cite this card
I Will Not Be All Right Until You Write motto card with purple iris, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/i-will-not-be-all-right-until-you-write-motto-card-with-purp. Accessed October 24, 2026.
