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Owl illustration, "Tis the wise that visit", circa 1906

Subjects
BirdsComics & Humor
Card type
Lithograph
Date
Postmarked February 28, 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Owl illustration, "Tis the wise that visit", circa 1906, Durbin, WV, USA, 1907 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Owl illustration, "Tis the wise that visit", circa 1906, Durbin, WV, USA, 1907 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A printed novelty card showing a stylized owl with red eyes perched on a bare branch, drawn in heavy black outline. To the right of the owl is the printed motto "Tis the wise that visit." A handwritten message in pen covers the lower right portion of the picture.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

ford certainly did enjoy my self still with you back home and will have Monday if anything happens. Give my self a good over after noon to my mother Giefurst this how is the tea + coffee at the [illegible] are well

PublisherR. L. Wells
Tis the wise that visit COPYRIGHTED BY R. L. WELLS, 1906 --- Post Card THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY. PLACE STAMP HERE. DOMESTIC: ONE CENT. FOREIGN: TWO CENTS.
PostmarkedMarlin, WV, February 28, 1907, 11:00
Addressed to
Mrs. Sallie A. Richardson

Durbin, W. Va.

Postcard record

Postmarked, Marlin, WV
ConditionFair
Place addressedDurbin, WV
NotesHandwritten message written over the picture on the front; stock is toned and lightly stained with a pronounced horizontal laid/ribbed texture; copyright line printed vertically along the right edge. Postmark: MARLIN W. VA. FEB 28 1907 11 AM (second, partial cancel reads ...C.D. ... W.VA.). Undivided back ("THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY."), linen-textured stock, printed 1906 copyright on front. Light edge wear and toning; dealer pencil "113 / 4.00" at top.

Cite this card

Owl illustration, "Tis the wise that visit", circa 1906, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/owl-illustration-tis-the-wise-that-visit-circa-1906. Accessed October 5, 2026.