Divided back, embossed, unused postcard. “Christmas” Series – Postcard No. 207. Printed in Germany. Circa early to mid-1910s. Price: $5.00 “To = Lena Davis. From = Sophia B. Freeman. Handsworth, Sask.” Re-visiting our friend, Lena…..it’s been a while, but here’s…Read More…
Category: The Lena Davis Postcard Collection
Forget-me-nots and Seagulls
Divided back, embossed postcard. Postmarked May 11, 1913 from Elwood, Nebraska. Series or number G10. Price: $5.00 “Only a message sweet and true Saying I think today of you.” Addressed to: “Miss Lena Davis, Almena Kans.” “May 10 Dear Cousin,…Read More…
To Lena From Gladys
Divided back, embossed postcard. Postmarked December 29, 1913, Almena, Kansas. Price: $3.00 A Happy New Year A pink rose and some forget-me-nots are framed in blue. (The embossing from the reverse is maybe even nicer – very elegant in white.)…Read More…
Sweetwater Dam, Near San Diego, California
Undivided back, unused postcard. Circa 1906. Publisher: E. P. Charlton & Co., San Diego, California. Number or series: 788. Price: $6.00 The Sweetwater Dam is located about twelve miles east of San Diego, and was first constructed in 1888, but…Read More…
Happy Be Thy Birthday
“The wish of thy friend is Happy be thy Birthday” Per musings from the prior post, here’s another card with the often seen stone bridge. A simple design in a fancy frame: a winter scene with red bridge over…Read More…
To Lena From Laura
“Dear Sister. Mar 20 – I tried to talk to Ellen yesterday a.m.[?] at Ted’s and she said Alice was there. Well I’ll try to get home Sat. morning. (Will if the roads are so that I can get to…Read More…
May You Always Know
“May you always know the enjoyment of happiness that comes from true friends.” Another from The Lena Davis Collection. By publisher E. Nash and showing a framed winter scene of a river with a red bridge and red house further…Read More…
A Flowery Greeting From Mrs. Fred Grannis
This is a Lena Davis one, and we’re not yet trying to figure out who is who exactly, as there are more to sort through and post, and that’ll come later. But it’s a perfect postcard to put up on…Read More…
Seal And Bear, Garden Of The Gods, Colorado
Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked June 26, 1915 from Long Island, Kansas. Publisher: F. H. Langdon & Co., Denver, Colorado. Series or number 210. Price: $3.00 “Long Island, June 21. Dear Cousin, how are you. am O.K. when the mud…Read More…
Major Domo In Glen Eyrie, Colorado
This postcard shows another example of an expression back in the day, for something or someone, that looks “natural.” See the prior post. The unknown sender wrote: “Passed here March 24, 1910. Saw this it looks very natural.” Addressed simply…Read More…