An elaborate antique John Winsch birthday postcard dating to 1913, designed as a multi-page fold-out greeting booklet.
The front features a large arrangement of red and pink carnations with green foliage and a decorative “Birthday Greetings” banner. Embossed borders and a red ribbon binding add to the dimensional design.
Opening the card reveals several decorative panels with embossed and cutwork floral designs, gold printed greetings and illustrations, a friendship message, a birthday verse, and a final color pastoral landscape scene.
- Postal Status: Unposted
- Postmark: None
- Stamp: None
- Era: Divided Back Era
- Publisher/Designer: John Winsch
- Copyright: 1913
- Manufactured: Printed in Germany
- Features: Fold-out booklet, embossing, cutwork, red ribbon binding, multiple illustrated panels
The first interior greeting reads “Friendship’s Greeting” and includes a handwritten inscription. Another page contains the verse “May all the years ahead / Be full of happy days / And every path you tread / Be set in pleasant ways.”
Condition: Antique used condition with light toning, scattered spotting or soiling, and normal edge and corner wear. Fold-out pages and ribbon remain attached. Please view all images for exact condition.
