A Thanksgiving Greetings card showing a cluster of pansies at left and a turkey at right against a gold-striped background. Thanksgiving greeting cards of this style were popular in the early 20th century, often combining floral motifs with the holiday turkey; this example was printed in Germany, a common source for American greeting postcards of the era.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Friend I recieve
your letter some time
a go and will try and
wright some time have
bin very busey This
fall we are all well
the Baby grows fine it is
four weeks Saturday I guess
things are a bout the same
as they wer when you
went a way E Wakeman
Gold-striped background; thin white border.
Postmark: NOV 24 12-M 1908 (city not legible). Divided-back embossed gilt-striped stock with 1¢ green Franklin stamp; ink blot at top left, light corner wear.
Cite this card
Thanksgiving Greetings postcard with pansies and turkey, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/thanksgiving-greetings-postcard-with-pansies-and-turkey-circ. Accessed October 24, 2026.
