This postal card features a personal message from "Charlie" to "Dear Lizzie" (Mrs. C. S. Norris) written on the reverse side of an A. Shuman & Co. business card. Charlie discusses being busy with stocktaking and accounting at the store for two days, finding it "rather tedious," and mentions that Mr. Chipman has hay fever and has gone to the mountains. He concludes by saying he is feeling "very nicely." The card features a printed header for "A. Shuman & Co., Wholesale Clothiers, Boston." The front of the postal card displays a "United States Postal Card" design with a one-cent stamp and a profile portrait, common for the period. The handwritten message and recipient's address are in an elegant, ornate script typical of the late Victorian era. A postmark from Boston, Massachusetts, dated August 8, 1888, is visible. 3.
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A postal card sent from S. Zickel to B. Westermann & Co. The obverse features an ornate "POSTAL CARD" banner and a New York postmark dated December 5, 1876. The reverse side acts as an advertisement for S. Zickel, a publisher and importer located at 19 Dey Street, New York, listing various German-language publications such as "Haus und Welt," "Der Lejtar," and "Fliegende Blätter," with decorative borders. A handwritten message in German is also present on the reverse, addressed to B. Westermann & Co., 524 Broadway, and dated December 4, 1876.
This postcard advertises the new opera "Virginia, or Ringing the Changes" by Henry P. Stephens and Edward Solomon, authors of "Billee Taylor, &c." The postcard lists prices for various musical arrangements from the opera, including Vocal Score ($1.00), Potpourri (75), Waltz (35), Libretto (15), Lanciers (50), and Galop (35). It states that "Virginia is a dainty and charming opera and has gained deserved and immediate popularity." The opera was published by Wm. A. Pond & Co. at 25 Union Square, N. Y. The verso of the postcard features a decorative "POSTAL CARD." banner with ornate scrollwork, and a printed U.S. Postage One Cent stamp design depicting a classical female bust.