A cluster of ivy leaves in green, red, and white frames the motto "LIKE to the IVY true friends indeed, Cling closest in the TIME of NEED." The verse treats ivy as an emblem of loyalty and lasting friendship, a common sentiment on greeting cards of the period. The words sit on a yellow-striped ground with blue ornamental panels. Mailed from Fillmore, California, in 1910, the card carried a short family note to an aunt in Pepacton, New York, asking after her and Uncle.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Auntie,
How are you getting
along? I have
heard or written
to any of you in
so long so I thought
I would drop a
card to let you
know that I hadn't
quite forgotten you.
How is Uncle!
To Bratlett New York
saw mill.
Vertical yellow-striped background with blue ornamental panels; worn corners and light edge wear.
Postmark: FILLMORE CAL. 8 AM NOV 21 1910. Divided back; white border; chromolithograph front; edge wear and corner creases. Upside-down pen notation / pen trial on back.
Cite this card
Ivy friendship motto postcard, Fillmore, CA, 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ivy-friendship-motto-postcard-fillmore-ca-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.
