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Vintage Postcard Ephemera Gardening

March 9, 2015 11 Comments

Here are the front and back sides of three shabby vintage gardening business postcards.

The first postcard is dated April 1, 1882, and was sent by Johnson & Stokes, a company that sold garden, grass field and flower seeds, agricultural implements &c.Free vintage postcard digitalFree vintage postcard digital The second postcard is dated March 29, 1878, and was sent by Dreer’s Garden Seeds of 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Free vintage postcard digitalFree vintage postcard digitalThe third postcard is dated February 22, 1878, and was mailed from Benson, Burpee & Co, a company whose logo included illustrated vegetables and the motto: Reliable Fresh & Genuine Seeds. Free vintage postcard digitalFree vintage postcard digitalClick on images to enlarge.

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  1. Verad

    March 9, 2015 at 6:26 pm

    Thanks so much for all the lovely graphics you share Julie!
    This one is perfect for a project I’m working on.
    Blessings!

    Reply
  2. Elaine Moore

    March 9, 2015 at 7:57 pm

    These are wonderful – you always find the best images for us

    Reply
  3. Megan Berry

    March 10, 2015 at 5:29 am

    Julie, thank you for taking the time to preserve and share these postcards! The graphics, handwriting, and postal stamps are perfect!

    Reply
  4. Valeriana

    March 10, 2015 at 7:10 am

    What a lovely site you have here! Thanks for sharing your beautiful images!

    Reply
  5. Tinne

    March 10, 2015 at 9:01 am

    Beautiful!

    Reply
  6. Anne

    March 10, 2015 at 6:12 pm

    Thank you so much. These are real treasures.

    Reply
  7. Marsha

    March 14, 2015 at 7:06 am

    Wow. How neat and I LIVE in Lancaster, Pa! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Ruth

    March 18, 2015 at 8:16 am

    I have no excuse for not sending my heartfelt appreciation to you earlier for all the wonderful images your make available to everyone. Just to let you know, I truly do appreciate all your work and I do save lots of the images you post. Thanks a million.

    Reply
  9. Nina Rodi

    August 10, 2018 at 11:51 am

    Julie I’m impressed! What a wonderful job! Congrats! Greetings from Thessaloniki Greece

    Ninaxx

    Reply
    • Julie J

      August 12, 2018 at 12:57 am

      Hi Nina,

      I’m happy to know you like the images. Greetings to you in Greece, from Canada. 🙂

      Julie

      Reply
  10. Barbara

    February 27, 2023 at 10:10 am

    Thank you so much Julie. I am looking for ephemera from the Dillsburg, pa in particular or York county and Adams county.
    I am trying to do an ancestry journal for my daughter and her Father.

    Barbara

    Reply

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