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Romantic couple kissing on a park bench, circa 1908

Subject
General Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Romantic couple kissing on a park bench, circa 1908, Lillie Armstrong, VA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Romantic couple kissing on a park bench, circa 1908, Lillie Armstrong, VA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A chromolithographed greeting card showing a seated couple kissing on a green park bench, the woman in a flower-trimmed hat and pink skirt, a closed umbrella lying on the grass at their feet. The scene is framed by an ornate gold-on-black Art Nouveau border of scrolling vines and daisies, with a printed romantic verse in a gold panel above. Cards of this type were mass-produced sentimental greetings in the Edwardian era, when postcards were a cheap everyday medium for sending affectionate messages.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello, how are you by now, I am in Stokesville now. hope to see you soon As ever yours Russell.

PublisherTh. E. L.
Only to dream of her and on my pillow white In an eternal night sleep on for aye. Only to die for her and in the world to come With the true heart I've won; take there my rest. --- POST CARD Th. E. L. Theochrom-Poetry Series No.1135 Printed in Germany.
PostmarkedNokesville, VA, October 1, 1910, 12:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Lillie Armstrong

Headwaters, Va

Postcard record

Postmarked, Nokesville, VA
ConditionGood
Place addressedLillie Armstrong, Headwaters, VA
Stamp1c George Washington, green
NotesGold-embossed Art Nouveau floral border on black ground; heavy edge and corner wear with surface scuffing and a small crease at lower center; undivided-back era stock (circa 1905-1915). Postmark: NOKESVILLE VA OCT 1 12 M 1910. Divided-back Theochrom card printed in Germany; message written sideways in pen; light soiling and edge wear.

Cite this card

Romantic couple kissing on a park bench, circa 1908, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/romantic-couple-kissing-on-a-park-bench-circa-1908. Accessed October 22, 2026.