Vintage Thanksgiving postcard of a patriotic turkey in red, white, and blue colors. The postcard is edged with American flags, fruit, and flowers. During World War I, people would send holiday postcards with patriotic symbols on them. This Thanksgiving postcard is a typical example of such a card. Our Patriotic Turkey looks very proud, so […]
vintage postcards
Pilgrim Girl with Victorian Style Postcard
This vintage Thanksgiving postcard shows a Pilgrim girl holding a golden cornucopia full of fruits and flowers to convey the abundance of food that is generally shared on Thanksgiving Day. Normally the Pilgrim women are portrayed in solemn colors, but this young girl is arrayed in Victorian fashion with gold trim on her sleeves and […]
The First Fourth of July Vintage Postcard
This patriotic vintage postcard shows George Washington with the founding fathers hailing the flag of the newly created United States of America. With vibrant colors and printed with the American flag in the background, it is a beautiful and colorful patriotic postcard.
The Flag of Our Country Forever Patriotic Vintage Postcard
Beautiful vintage patriotic postcard with the United States flag behind the Sons of Veterans emblem, surrounded by a wreath of laurel and the words, “The flag of our country forever!” It is beautiful statement of pride in America.
Leave My Beau Behind Vintage Postcard
This very cute and funny postcard from World War II days shows a girl at the beach in patriotic bathing clothes with a big bow on the back of her bathing suit and the words, “Sorry, I Had to Leave My Beau Behind!”
Doves and Hearts Valentine Postcard
Beautiful vintage Valentine’s Day postcard with three doves carrying a string of flowers around their necks and sprays of spring flowers in their mouths as they fly past two hearts pierced with cupid’s arrow. The card says “To My Valentine” and is lovely. The gold lettering and the details between the flowers are embossed and […]
Valentine’s Day Heart and Poem Vintage Postcard
This very colorful vintage Valentine’s Day postcard shows a big read heart with the words, “To My Valentine” and a poem in script: “I Send a Heart with Roses fair To shade if from all Troubles; And Love shall give it all His care When You have made it Double”
Funny Cupid with Arrow Valentine’s Day Vintage Postcard
Here we see a mischievous little cupid aiming his arrow at a heart on this vintage Valentine’s Day postcard. The heart contains the words, “To My Valentine” while the postcard also says, “When you see my ammunition You’ll surrender your position” I wonder if it worked?
Little Girl with Flowers Ellen Clapsaddle Valentine’s Day Postcard
This vintage Valetine’s Day postcard shows a little girl with a bouquet of spring flowers under the words “To My Valentine.” An unsigned Ellen Clapsaddle postcard, the card also contains the poem: Be assured, ’tis you or none That I Love, and Love alone.
Victorian Woman in Heart with Flowers Valentine’s Day Postcard
This beautiful vintage Valentine’s Day postcard shows a Victorian woman wearing a sun bonnet and bustle behind her skirt working in her garden of colorful flowers. In the upper right corner is a red heart with “To My Valentine.” The garden, woman, and home in background are surrounded by a heart shaped border, making this […]