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Three pink carnations with verse, floral greeting postcard, circa 1910

Subject
General Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Three pink carnations with verse, floral greeting postcard, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Three pink carnations with verse, floral greeting postcard, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

Three pink carnations with fringed petals rise on long green stems against a pale blue-green ground, with a printed verse set in a small scroll at the lower left. Floral greeting cards of this kind were a staple of the early twentieth-century postcard boom, when chromolithographed flower designs were sent for birthdays, holidays, and everyday remembrances. The carnation, long associated with admiration and affection, was among the most popular blooms used for such sentimental cards.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Aunt Emma How are you. We are all well As went to Grider this morning and Julius is husking corn. it is cold here. Dather Adline

The world is filled with flowers, The flowers are filled with dew, The dew is filled with love For you, and you, and you. --- POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES
PostmarkedOctober 1, 1908, 08:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Emma Stohl

Chaseburg, Vernon Co., Wis.

Postcard record

Postmarked
ConditionGood
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesNo white border; light soiling and spotting, worn corners, printed verse in a scroll at lower left. Postmark: OCT 1 8 AM 1908 (city portion not legible). Divided-back "POST CARD" with one-cent green Franklin stamp; pencil message; light toning and edge wear.

Cite this card

Three pink carnations with verse, floral greeting postcard, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/three-pink-carnations-with-verse-floral-greeting-postcard-ci. Accessed October 24, 2026.