Postcards, Halftone: Birthday Postcard, Many happy Returns of the Day.

Publication

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Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Postcards, Halftone: Birthday Postcard, "Many happy Returns of the Day".

Entry/Object ID

1995.010.02.73

Description

One colored halftone postcard depicting red poppies and an inscription inside a border that looks like a wooden picture frame, printed in red, blue and black ink: "Many happy // Returns of the Day // Best of wishes for your birthday, // May you have at least a hundred more, // Each one be a brighter mirth-day, // Rich in memories of the days of yore.".

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Postcard, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Communication Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Picture postcard, Halftone, Birthday Postcard, Postcard

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

�Many happy // Returns of the Day // Best of wishes for your birthday, // May you have at least a hundred more, // Each one be a brighter mirth-day, // Rich in memories of the days of yore.�.