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Pansy blossom on a brown ground, circa 1940

Subject
Gardens
Card type
Lithograph

About this postcard

A single large pansy blossom, white with deep blue-violet lower petals and dark whisker markings around a small red center, is shown against a plain reddish-brown ground with a curving green stem and leaves. The card is a simple floral decorative print of the kind sold as a greeting or note card in the mid-twentieth century; no place, grower, or publisher is identified on the picture side.

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Postcard record

ConditionVery good
NotesWide white border; fine crosshatch/screen texture in the background; slight wear at the corners. No postmark. Divided-back "Post Card" with stamp box reading DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS, c. 1907–1915. White border on front; light edge wear, faint pencil dealer mark at top right. No message or address written.

Cite this card

Pansy blossom on a brown ground, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pansy-blossom-on-a-brown-ground-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.