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Three swallows above a cottage, Best Wishes, Amelia, VA, 1908

Subjects
BirdsGeneral Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1908 (Golden Age)
Front of Three swallows above a cottage, Best Wishes, Amelia, VA, 1908, Mrs. E.M. Richardson, WV, USA, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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Back of Three swallows above a cottage, Best Wishes, Amelia, VA, 1908, Mrs. E.M. Richardson, WV, USA, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

Three swallows perch on a wire above a white cottage with a red roof. Large pansies and red flowers fill the foreground, and an envelope marked "Best Wishes" and "Papa" rests among the blooms. The floral and bird motifs were common in early twentieth-century greeting cards, and the cottage suggests a quiet domestic scene. The Christmas Eve postmark from Amelia, Virginia, gives the general greeting a holiday-season timing, while the word "Papa" adds a family note.

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Best Wishes
PostmarkedAMELIA C.H., VA, December 24, 1908, 14:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. E.M. Richardson

Marlinton, WV

Postcard record

Postmarked, AMELIA C.H., VA
Series326
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. E.M. Richardson, Marlinton, WV
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; chromolithographic texture; some surface scuffs/white spots; small artist signature in script below 'Best Wishes'; possible handwritten name in dark ink over foliage, lower left. Postmark: AMELIA C.H. VA. DEC 24 2 PM 1908. Divided-back card, 'Printed in Germany' imprint; heavy foxing/soiling, edge and corner wear, stamp torn at upper right.

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Three swallows above a cottage, Best Wishes, Amelia, VA, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/three-swallows-above-a-cottage-best-wishes-amelia-va-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.