Romantic and Humorous Vintage Postcards

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This collection of vintage postcards and postal ephemera dates to the Golden Age of postcards, circa 1900�1920. The lot features a mix of real photo postcards and lithographs printed in Germany, New York City, and Detroit by publishers like The Rotograph Co. and Detroit Publishing Co. Subject matter highlights romantic courtship and humorous scenes, including a 1911 Postal Card Telegram and a rare German Kali Works agricultural card. Postmarks from 1904 to 1912 show correspondence from locations such as Paris, Florence, and various American towns in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Identification text includes captions like Bonne Annee, Idylle Parisienne, and My Wife�s Gone to the Country alongside original handwritten messages.

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Private post card and paper ephemera collection.

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MOUNT BETHEL, PA, United States

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