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Man covering a woman's eyes, Montvale, VA, 1909

Subject
General Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of Man covering a woman's eyes, Montvale, VA, 1909, Miss Mattie Hill, VA, USA, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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Back of Man covering a woman's eyes, Montvale, VA, 1909, Miss Mattie Hill, VA, USA, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A man in a brown suit stands behind a seated woman in a blue dress and covers her eyes with both hands. She holds a bouquet and faces forward while the printed verse turns the pose into a flirtatious guessing game: the lover steals across flower-strewn land, clasps her eyes, and asks, "Now maiden, tell me who it is that holds you thus so fast." She stays silent until his hands unclasp. The coy scene and sentimental verse were common on early twentieth-century greeting postcards, where a light romantic image carried a friendly message.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello Miss Mattie how are you by this time We had a dance The 5 and had a good time to I will say good by from a unknown friend Johnil Draper.

PublisherT.H.L.
Behind this maiden stealthily across the flower strewn lands, Her lover comes, and over her eyes he clasps his loving hands. 'Now maiden, tell me who it is that holds you thus so fast" He whispers, but she will not speak until his hands unclasp
PostmarkedMONTVALE, VA, March 4, 1909
Addressed to
Miss Mattie Hill

R F D Buchanan, VA

Postcard record

Postmarked, MONTVALE, VA
PublisherT.H.L.
SeriesSerie № 1133
ConditionFair
Place addressedMiss Mattie Hill, R F D, Buchanan, VA
NotesGold and blue lithograph with floral border; prominent diagonal crease upper left; corner and edge wear. Postmark: MONTVALE VA MAR 4 1909 P.M. Divided-back Theochrom card printed in Germany; stamp removed (empty stamp box with handwritten "5" and "X"); heavy creasing, edge tears and staining.

Cite this card

Man covering a woman's eyes, Montvale, VA, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/man-covering-a-womans-eyes-montvale-va-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.