History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. ~Winston Churchill

09 April, 2014

Happy Birthday Postcards!

A batch of early twentieth century birthday postcards, for my sister's 23rd birthday!


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Postmarked 1910. Source




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"Congratulations on your birthday" just isn't something we say anymore... Unwritten. Source




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Postmarked 1907. Source





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Someonedidn'tplantheirtextbeforewriting... Postmarked 1910. Source




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Sent for a girl's 16th birthday, no date. Source




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Postmarked 190-something. Source




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No postmark. Source




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1911. Source




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This one was sent to a fellow for his 28th birthday. Postmarked 1910. Source




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Illegible postmark. Source




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Unwritten, but copyrighted 1908. Source




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Nothing says "birthday" like an anchor! Postmarked 1911. Source




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Postmarked 1920. Source




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Postmarked 1915. Source




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Postmark illegible. Source




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No date. Source




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Sent for a little girl's first birthday, aw. Postmarked 1913. Source




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Unwritten. Source




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Unwritten. Source

1 comment:

Maddie said...

Thank you for congratulating on my birthday!

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