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Red devil with pitchfork, Waltham, MA, 1905

Subjects
Comics & HumorNovelty & Mechanical Cards
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1905 (Early)
Front of Red devil with pitchfork, Waltham, MA, 1905, Mrs Linnie O. Higgins, ME, USA, c. 1905 lithograph postcard
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Back of Red devil with pitchfork, Waltham, MA, 1905, Mrs Linnie O. Higgins, ME, USA, c. 1905 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A red devil with horns and a pitchfork stands amid flames on a textured burnt-wood background. The printed caption reads "WHY THE DONT YOU WRITE?" with "WALTHAM, MASS." below, a comic novelty design pairing the mock threat with the city's name.

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PublisherTanner Souvenir Co.
WHY THE DONT YOU WRITE? WALTHAM, MASS.
PostmarkedBangor, ME, October 5, 1905, 13:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Linnie O. Higgins

R.F.D. #1 Levant, ME

Postcard record

Postmarked, Bangor, ME
PublisherTanner Souvenir Co.
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs Linnie O. Higgins, R.F.D. #1, Levant, ME
Place mentioned11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
PublisherTanner Souvenir Co., 225 Fifth Ave, New York, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
NotesTextured wood-grain/leather-like background; white border; novelty card. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS OCT 5 1-30P 1905 (second strike WALTHAM MASS OCT 5 1 30 PM 1905; BANGOR ME OCT 5 3 30 AM '05 postmark; LEVANT ME OCT 5 9 AM 1905 postmark). Undivided back, burnt-wood novelty card, Tanner Souvenir Co. New York. Light edge/corner wear; pencil dealer price at upper left.

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Red devil with pitchfork, Waltham, MA, 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/red-devil-with-pitchfork-waltham-ma-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.