The card shows a smiling woman in a pale blue jacket and pink skirt, holding a large hat filled with red roses, beside the verse "Happy are we met, / happy have we been, / happy may we part, / and happy meet again." The design is a general greeting postcard published by Theodor Eismann of New York and copyrighted in 1909.
Gladys, writing to her cousin Fred C. Ingham in Oxford, N.Y., notes that Blanche is "four a head" of her and that she has two more things to take tomorrow, turning the printed sentiment into an ordinary note between cousins.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Fred,
Blanche is
four a head
of me but I have
two more things
to take to morrow
from your
Cousin,
Gladys
Nobody
Gold/olive background with a black arched panel; ornate gold lettering; printed copyright line vertically at left; edge wear, creases, and surface scuffs.
No postmark or stamp present. Divided-back private card with "Printed in Germany" imprint and card number 1156/11; gold-bordered embossed/art-reproduction style, copyright 1909 by Theodor Eismann, New York, on the picture side. Light edge wear and a small crease at lower right.
Cite this card
Woman holding hat of roses, Oxford, NY, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/woman-holding-hat-of-roses-oxford-ny-1909. Accessed November 3, 2026.
