Description:
Vintage original 1914 Raphael Tuck & Sons Valentine postcard from the "Sweetheart" Series No. 26.
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Artwork attributed to Frances Brundage (unsigned)
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Features a charming image of a girl sewing a button for a boy, with a matching poetic verse
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Caption reads:
"As the button and the button-hole / Are made to neatly fit, / My heart is made for yours dear, / And yours is made for it."
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Postmarked February 13, 1914, Lynn, Massachusetts
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Addressed to Master William Hutchinson, Deer Cove, Lynn, Mass.
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Divided back postcard, printed in Saxony
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Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, art publishers to their Majesties the King and Queen
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Condition:
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Good condition overall for age
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Light edge wear and corner rounding
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Small crease at lower right corner
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Minor surface wear consistent with over 100 years of age
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Postmarked and hand-addressed on reverse
Additional Notes:
Frances Brundage was known for her charming and expressive illustrations of children and romantic scenes. This card is a fine example of her Valentine work, and a collectible piece of early 20th-century ephemera.
Additional Info:
Additional postcards are in our store. Use cart to bundle and save.
All postcards are old originals and may or may not have writing on back.
Vintage original 1914 Raphael Tuck & Sons Valentine postcard from the "Sweetheart" Series No. 26.
*
Artwork attributed to Frances Brundage (unsigned)
*
Features a charming image of a girl sewing a button for a boy, with a matching poetic verse
*
Caption reads:
"As the button and the button-hole / Are made to neatly fit, / My heart is made for yours dear, / And yours is made for it."
*
Postmarked February 13, 1914, Lynn, Massachusetts
*
Addressed to Master William Hutchinson, Deer Cove, Lynn, Mass.
*
Divided back postcard, printed in Saxony
*
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, art publishers to their Majesties the King and Queen
*
Condition:
**
Good condition overall for age
**
Light edge wear and corner rounding
**
Small crease at lower right corner
**
Minor surface wear consistent with over 100 years of age
**
Postmarked and hand-addressed on reverse
Additional Notes:
Frances Brundage was known for her charming and expressive illustrations of children and romantic scenes. This card is a fine example of her Valentine work, and a collectible piece of early 20th-century ephemera.
Additional Info:
Additional postcards are in our store. Use cart to bundle and save.
All postcards are old originals and may or may not have writing on back.
