The card shows three roses, two deep red and one pink, with green leaves, beneath the printed wish 'HAPPY MAY YOUR BIRTHDAY BE.' Floral birthday postcards were a common way to send quick greetings in the early twentieth century, when a one-cent stamp carried notes between friends and family. The sender's note mentions a Sunday-night arrival in Philadelphia and a visit to see a new sister.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
The letter was at
Philipsburg
Hello Liggie,
Well I got up
to Phila. Sunday
night but I was
just about fagged
I stopped over at
minichs to see
my new sister that
I got Sat. and also
I got your letter
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Vertical ribbed background; printed number 642-3 at lower left.
Postmark: PHILADELPHIA NOV 8 190? (partly struck, time not legible). Divided-back card with ornate "POST CARD" heading and "FOR ADDRESS ONLY"; green 1-cent Franklin stamp; pencil message on the correspondence side; light edge wear and a crease at lower right.
Cite this card
Roses birthday greeting, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/roses-birthday-greeting-philadelphia-pa-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
