Best Wishes, Die Besten Wunsche
Dublin Core
Title
Best Wishes, Die Besten Wunsche
Subject
Correspondence 1900-1909,
Embossed Postcards,
New Year Greetings Cards,
Dresden, Germany,
Embossed Postcards,
New Year Greetings Cards,
Dresden, Germany,
Description
1 postcard recto and verso,
Best Wishes on a New Year Greetings Card.
Best Wishes on a New Year Greetings Card.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Unknown publisher, but on verso “Dresden” is postmarked.
Publisher
Unknown
Date
Published before 1907,
Postmarked 12/21/1908.
Postmarked 12/21/1908.
Format
JPEG
Language
ger: recto, en: verso
Type
Still Image, Embossed postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in
Identifier
tc_best_recto.jpg
tc_best_verso.jpg
tc_best_verso.jpg
Alternative Title
Die Besten Wunsche zum Neuen Jahre
Abstract
A New Year Greetings Card, postmarked December 21, 1908 and sent from Dresden to Yonkers, New York. It features an embossed recto with four leaf clovers, symbolizing good fortune for the new year. Between 1898 and 1918, the golden era of postcards, Christmas postcards were the most popular vehicle for conveying holiday wishes (Collector's Weekly).
Inscription on recto:
How nice it would be if you were all here to celebrate with us. Prager strasse is more attractive than ever. The imitation snow in the store windows seems to be about all we will see this year, much to our disappointment. Accept our best wishes for a very happy New Year.
Mrs. H. A. Heilbron & family
Inscription on recto:
How nice it would be if you were all here to celebrate with us. Prager strasse is more attractive than ever. The imitation snow in the store windows seems to be about all we will see this year, much to our disappointment. Accept our best wishes for a very happy New Year.
Mrs. H. A. Heilbron & family
References
For information on Christmas, and New Years Greetings Postcards see:
http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/whats-on/onlineexhibitions/christmasthroughthepost/
For more information on early, German, embossed postcards see: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/postcards/christmas
http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/whats-on/onlineexhibitions/christmasthroughthepost/
For more information on early, German, embossed postcards see: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/postcards/christmas
Provenance
Original Collection passed from Gertrude Kinnear to her sister Luree Jobe to her daughter Eleanor Jobe, who left it to her niece Elizabeth A. Mealy who left it to her granddaughter Caitlin Mealy.
Rights Holder
For rights and permissions, please contact Caitlin Mealy, catydids515@gmail.com.
Publisher Location Item Type Metadata
Location
Dreseden
Producer
Unknown
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Best Wishes, Die Besten Wunsche,” Omeka 389, accessed December 3, 2024, https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/389/items/show/558.