Here is a pink rose vintage postcard. The card features an illustration of a country scene that is framed with sprigs of light and dark pink roses. There is a white floral design on a light green triangular base in the upper left and bottom right corners. The message “Hearty Greetings” is written in the…
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Vintage Sample Writing Page
This free printable vintage sample writing page includes a handwritten alphabet in both uppercase and lowercase letters. Also included on the page are numbers one through nine, and zero, a variety of symbols such as a dollar sign, cent sign, percent sign, a check mark, question mark, exclamation mark and a few fractions. Two sample…
Handwritten Postcards Vintage Ephemera
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…
French Documents Antique Invoices Receipts and Letters
I received a wonderful package from France last Friday afternoon. It was filled with a variety of naturally aged antique French invoices, receipts and handwritten documents that I purchased from an online seller ten days prior (fast shipping from France to Canada). I scanned this three-page official French document to share with you. It was…
Vintage Postcard Back Handwritten
This shabby vintage postcard back includes a handwritten message, dated 1917, to Ada from Lila. Lila is sending simple but hearty greetings for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year, as well as good wishes to both Ada and Mr. Noyes. An American Red Cross Christmas – New Year seal is in the upper right hand…
Free Vintage Printable French Handwritten Receipt
Here is a shabby vintage handwritten French receipt. It is dated June 2, 1917 and was written on a piece of graph paper. It is complete with a stamp that was common on the antique French invoices and receipts. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Penmanship Practice Pages
Here are three vintage penmanship practice pages.The first page includes practice lines for the number 18, the letters A, N and M, the words: Alice and Max, and the sentences: Alice can sew and Max can row. The second page includes practice lines for the number 19, the letters F and T, the words: Fred and Tune, and the…
The Arbutus ~ Vintage Spring Poem
Here is a lovely vintage poem about spring titled The Arbutus by Helen Jackson – “H. H.” I scanned the original aged page from the book Flowers from Dell and Bower, 1896. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Postcard Ephemera Gardening
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. The second postcard is dated March 29, 1878, and was sent by Dreer’s…
Girl in Pink Clip Art
This vintage postcard features a head and shoulders illustration of a beautiful Victorian girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a pretty pink coat with brown trim and a hat to match. The girl is framed by a lovely cluster of pink flowers and green leaves. Included on the right side of the…
Vintage Business Postcards ~ Free Graphics
Here are two vintage business postcards dated July 29, 1879 and October 27, 1879. An advertisement in the upper left corner of the back of each postcard reads, “Gleanings in Bee Culture, monthly, $1.00 per year, Sample copy free – A I. Root.” Another bit of advertising on the bottom of the back of the…
Penmanship Handwriting Specimens ~ Free Printable Vintage Book Page
The title on this old book page is Specimens of Handwriting and featured on the page are several samples of penmanship. The names written on the page show the improvement, by home practice, of those following the self-teaching penmanship system as given in the book this page is from and also from Gaskell’s Compendium. The page…
