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Language of Flowers postcard, Paola, KS, 1909

Subject
General Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of Language of Flowers postcard, Paola, KS, 1909, Miss Vesta LeVore, NE, USA, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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Back of Language of Flowers postcard, Paola, KS, 1909, Miss Vesta LeVore, NE, USA, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A floral postcard built around a large oval bouquet of pansies, forget-me-nots, bluebells, snowdrops, and white heather, set against a pale green ground with white and blue Art Nouveau scrollwork. The verse headed "Language of Flowers" gives each blossom its Victorian sentiment: snowdrop for hope, pansy for thought, forget-me-not for love, bluebell for constancy, and white heather for good luck. It is signed C. Preston-Wynne. The sender used the card for an everyday friendly note, mentioning mild weather and an evening of skating with Clara. Floral language cards were a popular way to send a sweetheart message without stating it plainly in the early 20th century.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Jan. 18, 1909 Rec'd your postal O.K. We are having fine weather now, it is warming up day and night. It is also fun skating. Clara and I went to a skating rink last night and had a fine time. Write soon. Ever a friend, Ethel Howard

Language of Flowers Here's snowdrop—for "hope"—and here's pansy—for "thought"— Of the time you and I will be ever together; Here's forget-me- not—"love"—and the bluebell—"I'm true"— And for "good luck," sweetheart, here's the bonnie white heather. C. Preston-Wynne.
PostmarkedPAU, KS, January 13, 1909, 03:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Vesta LeVore

1521 East St. Lincoln, NE

Postcard record

Postmarked, PAU, KS
Series568
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Vesta LeVore, 1521 East St., Lincoln, NE
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; Art Nouveau scrollwork frame; artist signature printed below the verse: C. Preston-Wynne; light edge wear and a small spot along the top edge. Postmark: Paola, Kans., Jan. 13, 1909 (geocoder confirms Paola, Miami County, Kansas). Divided-back private "POST CARD" stock (not government imprint) with 1¢ Franklin stamp; message written sideways in brown ink; light corner wear, stamp corner chipped.

Cite this card

Language of Flowers postcard, Paola, KS, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/language-of-flowers-postcard-paola-ks-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.