Today’s blog post and a new set of printable ephemera added to my Etsy shop this week comes in response to a request I had for vintage handwritten postcards. The first postcard I scanned for you is handwritten in French. Although I do not understand the beautiful French language, it appears the card was written…
Postcards
Vintage Easter Lilies and Cross
This vintage Easter postcard features an illustration of a green branch of white lilies over a white floral cross. The lilies and cross are on a silver colored background. Wishing you a blessed and happy Easter! Julie
Vintage Children’s Party Illustration
This vintage postcard features an illustration of two adorable Victorian children, a boy and a girl, dressed for a party. The boy is presenting the girl with a bouquet of red roses. There are wrapped gifts on a table in the background. The message on the card is: Just to let you know I thought…
Vintage Christmas Children with Gifts
his vintage postcard features an illustration of two small children, a boy and a girl, both still in their white nighties, on Christmas morning. The girl has received the gift of a new doll in a red dress that she is cradling in her arms while she watches her brother take a toy pocket watch…
Church and Violets Vintage Illustration
This vintage Christmas postcard features an illustration of a serene church setting in the country. The roof of the church is covered by a heavy blanket of snow. It is dusk and warm lighting glows from a large window of the church. A rustic wooden fence, near the church, is partially buried under deep snow…
Vintage Santa Carrying Bag of Toys
This vintage Christmas postcard features an illustration of an old-fashioned Santa Claus carrying a large bag of toys on his back. Santa is slightly bent over from the weight of the bag of toys. A nicely decorated Christmas tree with presents placed below is in the background. The message on the card is: A Merry…
Vintage Country Winter Scene
This beautiful vintage postcard features an illustration of a cozy cottage in the country on a cold winter day. The roof of the cottage is covered in a thick blanket of snow and large, frozen icicles hang from the lower edges of the roof. The landscape and trees surrounding the home are also covered in…
Vintage Scenic Christmas Image
This vintage Christmas postcard features a tall, narrow, scenic image at dusk. The scene includes a snow-covered hill with trees on the upper side and shrubs on the lower. A few tenacious fall-colored leaves remain on the branches of the trees and shrubs. The illustration is framed with two bouquets of pink flowers, one in…
Children on Christmas Morning Illustration
This vintage postcard features an illustration of a two children (I assume they are brother and sister) on Christmas morning. It appears that they have hurried down from their bedrooms with excitement because they are still dressed in their long, white nightgowns. A poinsettia decorates the upper right and lower center portion of the illustration….
Vintage Country Winter Scene
This beautiful vintage postcard features an illustration of a snow-covered country home. The trees and ground surrounding the home are also covered in a thick blanket of snow. The scene is peaceful and quiet. Bright yellow stars light up the night sky and warm lighting glows through two of the windows of the house. A…
Children in Church Vintage Christmas
This vintage Christmas postcard features an illustration of three children, two girls and a boy, in church, seated on old-fashioned wooden pews. The girls are seated together and the boy is seated on the pew in front of them. One of the girls is wearing a lovely blue coat with white fur trim and a…
Cozy Fireplace Vintage Christmas Scene
This vintage Christmas postcard features an illustration of a cozy fireplace scene. A fire is burning in the firebox and the mantle is decorated with festive items including a candle and a strand of holly and berries. A large poinsettia plant in a green vase is on the floor, off to the side of the…
