A single blue star inside a red-bordered rectangle, the service-star emblem, with the verse 'Star of My Life, so far away / May God protect you night and day' beside it. The blue star in a red border was the home-front sign of a family with someone in the armed forces, a custom that began during World War I. The verse turns that public notice into a personal prayer for safe return.
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Series
130
Condition
Good
Notes
Cream uncoated stock, no white border; light crease at upper left and minor corner wear. Divided-back card with no picture on the front.
No postmark. Blank address side printed "CORRESPONDENCE / POST CARD." and "THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE."; only pencil dealer marks "112" and "2.00" at top right. Printed "MADE IN U.S.A." vertically along left edge and card number 130 at lower left. Front is a patriotic service-star poem card ("STAR OF MY LIFE, SO FAR AWAY / MAY GOD PROTECT YOU NIGHT AND DAY."), matte stock, no white border.
Cite this card
Star of My Life service banner card, circa 1917, postcard, c. 1917. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/star-of-my-life-service-banner-card-circa-1917. Accessed November 2, 2026.
