A halftone comic illustration shows a small boy in a wide-brimmed hat, bow tie and knickerbockers facing a girl with a large hair bow and polka-dot dress; a heart above them reads "Leap Year" and the verse below declares "I would like to cook for a nice young man." The card plays on the old Leap Year custom, when tradition allowed women to propose marriage or court men rather than wait to be asked. Such Leap Year and Valentine-themed comic cards were popular in the early 20th century.
Black-and-white halftone print, no border; light soiling and minor corner/edge wear.
No postmark. Divided-back 'POST CARD' with 'THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE' / 'THIS SPACE FOR NAME AND ADDRESS'; stamp box reads 'DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS'; 'Leap Year Series No. 845B' at lower left; light edge/corner wear, no writing.
Cite this card
Leap Year comic, boy and girl, New York, NY, circa 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/leap-year-comic-boy-and-girl-new-york-ny-circa-1908. Accessed November 13, 2026.
