Antique Postcards – Lot of 7, c. 1908–1914 – Raphael Tuck "Smile" Comic by Dwig – Embossed Christmas & New Year Cards – Easter Card – Song Card – Como Park, Minnesota – Prairie Postmarks

Seven genuine golden-age postcards, every one of them actually mailed over a century ago — and most of them travelled the prairies. The group includes two Raphael Tuck cards, among them the comic "Smile at the past and you can grin at the future" hourglass card drawn by cartoonist Dwig, mailed from Winnipeg in 1910. There are three richly embossed holiday cards (two Christmas, one New Year), a floral Easter card, the comic song card "You Made Me Love You," and a scenic view of the Japanese Gardens at Como Park in the Twin Cities, mailed in 1908. The backs are half the charm: handwritten messages, Edward VII and George V stamps, and postmarks for Winnipeg, Whitewood and Carlyle, Saskatchewan, and Tyndall, Manitoba. Real mail, real handwriting, real prairie history.

Details
Type: Antique postcards, all postally used
Quantity: 7 cards

1. "Smile at the past and you can grin at the future" — comic hourglass card, artwork signed Dwig; Raphael Tuck & Sons ("Smiles" series); mailed Winnipeg, Nov. 25, 1910, to Miss Maggie McDonald, Tyndall, Man.
2. "A Bright New Year" — January 1 calendar design with pink roses, embossed; Raphael Tuck & Sons (New Year series); mailed to Mrs. Alex McDonald, Tyndall, Man.
3. "A Merry Christmas" — embossed bell with mistletoe and ribbon in a window frame, two robins below, gold background; mailed to Carlyle, Sask.
4. "A Merry Christmas to you" — embossed red-breasted bird on a holly branch, gold background, church vignette ("Xmas-Birds" series, printed in U.S.A.); mailed to Miss Margaret McDonald, Tyndall, Man.
5. "Easter Thoughts" — purple bluebells, pussy willows and catkins, verse "Springtime's beauty has come again"; handwritten message covers the back
6. "Popular Song — You Made Me Love You" — comic courtship card, suitor on one knee; the song dates the card to about 1913
7. "Japanese Gardens and Locust Hill, Como Park, Twin Cities, Minn." — scenic colour view, No. 5032, A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York (printed in Germany); postmarked Minneapolis, June 2, 1908, to Hancock, Minn.
   Stamps visible across the lot: Canada 1¢ and 2¢ Edward VII / George V issues and a U.S. 1¢ Franklin
   Destinations across the lot: Whitewood and Carlyle, Saskatchewan; Tyndall, Manitoba; Hancock, Minnesota
   Age/Era: c. 1907–1914 (postmarks legible 1908, 1910, 1914)
   Materials: Printed card stock, several embossed
   Completeness: Lot as found and pictured
   Functionality: Collectible postcards / paper ephemera
   Included: 7 x antique postcards as listed above

Condition
Honest, postally used condition — these cards did their job a century ago, and it shows in the best way. All seven have their stamps, postmarks, and handwritten messages intact, and the fronts remain bright and displayable. Expect corner and edge wear throughout, a creased corner and light soiling on the song card, small edge chips on the Tuck comic, embossing visible through the backs of the holiday cards, and general toning. No card is torn in half or missing a corner outright. Sold exactly as pictured, front and back.

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