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Object Name

Postcard

Title

Love Missives ; My Heart's Delight

Maker

Raphael Tuck & Sons

Country

Europe

Locale

Saxony (Germany)

Dates

Date On Object, 1908

Subject

text

Raphael Tuck & Sons

lion

unicorn

George Washington

Mabel DeWolfe

lady

flowers

heart

Description

Rippled border in shades of red to pale pink. Foreground are small blue flowers on stems with green leaves. Middleground a gold chain heart shape, gold squares, inside green seperate gold chain. Inside heart lady wearing green plumed hat, tied under her chin. Blond hair. back has long "T" shape line denoting correspondence on left and address only on right. Two cent Washington postage stamp upper top right corner. Left corner logo probably for the King and Queen, lion and unicorn on back feet lean against a round object.

Found

Collection

Virginia D. Willson

Used

Communication Artifact

Documentary Artifact

Advertising Medium

Inscription

*Printed front, gold: "My Heart's Delight"
*Printed back left vertically, brown ink: "Raphael Tuck & Sons' Valentine Post Card Series No. 10 "LOVE MISSIVES" / ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN" PRINTED IN SAXONY"
*Printed back across top, brown ink: "TUCK'S POST CARD"
*Printed back left, brown ink: "BY APPOINTMENT / CARTE POSTALE"
*Printed back right, bown ink: "POSTKARTE / (FOR ADDRESS ONLY.)"
*Printed back on red postage stamp, white: "UNITED STATES / OF AMERICA / 1732 WASHINGTON 1799 / POSTAGE TWO CENTS"
*Hand written back left , blue ink: "Chg'o Ill. Feb. 14th 1908 / Dear little Mable Mae-That was a real pretty card you sent me of Santa Claus, I will send you a valentine card for your album. I am real glad you are so well this winter will say Good bye from your loving cousin E. Mae Dewey"
*Hand written back right, blue ink: "Miss Mable DeWolfe, / Meeker / Luz Co.,/ Pa."

Object ID

88.262.3.65

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