“Good wishes greet thee,
Good fortune speed thee
And happiness crown thy lot.”
Poinsettias on a gold-colored background. The poinsettia is a species of the spurge family, and indigenous to Mexico and Central America. The common name for this plant comes from the first United States Minister to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779 – 1851) who introduced the plant to the U.S in 1825. Poinsett also served as the 15th U.S. Secretary of War. Some quick online family tree searching shows that the surname appears to have been french, and with the Poinsett family having a long and early connection to the state of South Carolina.
Since this postcard was not sent via the U.S. Postal Service, we have no clue for the locations of the sender or recipient. There are several possibilities, Michigan and Kansas being among them, but nothing jumps out at us for these two names appearing in the same city.
Divided back, embossed postcard. Unused with writing, circa 1907 – 1915.
Price: $3.00
Sources: Poinsettia. n.d. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poinsettia. (accessed December 1, 2015).
Joel Roberts Poinsett. n.d. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Roberts_Poinsett. (accessed December 1, 2015).