To My Valentine

To My Valentine: This postcard is a vintage Valentine's Day greeting featuring a cherubic young girl with curly blond hair, playing a large, ornate harp. She is dressed in a delicate, light blue gown adorned with gold stars and trim, standing barefoot among blooming rose bushes. In the background, an open window with a lace curtain shows a serene blue sky. Below the image, the phrase "To my Valentine" is elegantly scripted, enhancing the romantic and nostalgic feel of the card.
To My Valentine

This postcard is a vintage Valentine's Day greeting featuring a cherubic young girl with curly blond hair, playing a large, ornate harp. She is dressed in a delicate, light blue gown adorned with gold stars and trim, standing barefoot among blooming rose bushes. In the background, an open window with a lace curtain shows a serene blue sky. Below the image, the phrase "To my Valentine" is elegantly scripted, enhancing the romantic and nostalgic feel of the card.

Name/Title

To My Valentine

Entry/Object ID

chs-016784

Description

This postcard is a vintage Valentine's Day greeting featuring a cherubic young girl with curly blond hair, playing a large, ornate harp. She is dressed in a delicate, light blue gown adorned with gold stars and trim, standing barefoot among blooming rose bushes. In the background, an open window with a lace curtain shows a serene blue sky. Below the image, the phrase "To my Valentine" is elegantly scripted, enhancing the romantic and nostalgic feel of the card. The address side of this old postcard, printed in Germany, features meticulously detailed embossed floral patterns. It displays a green one-cent U.S. postage stamp featuring Benjamin Franklin, postmarked "MONTGOMERY N.Y. 730A FEB 121910." The card is addressed to "Master George Hawkins, Chester, Orange Co., N.Y." with handwritten text from G. B. Gillerkei.

Subject Person/Organization

Hawkins, George C., 1899-1976

Collection

George Hawkins’ Scrapbook Collection

Category

Hawkins
Families

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

genealogical

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

730A Feb 12 1910

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

Montgomery (village) - Town of Montgomery - Orange County - New York

Sender

G. B. Gillerkei

Addressee

Name

Master George Hawkins

Transcription

To My Valentine [verso] Printed in Germany. PFB [logo Reg.U.S.A.Pat.Of. No. 8908 gel. No. 8909 gel. Brillant Postkarte Carte postale Post card Cartolina postale Briefkaart-Brefkort Correspondenzkarte Dopisnice Dopisnica Karta korespondencyjna - Levelező-Lap Unione postale universale - Weltpostverein Union postale universelle Tarjeta postal Cartão postal Открытое Письмо. [postmark] Montgomery, N.Y. 730A Feb 12 1910 [addressed to] Master George Hawkins Chester, Orange Co. N. Y. From G. B. Gillerkei.

Dimensions

Height

13.7 cm

Width

8.8 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

September 15, 2024