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**Item:** Antique Edwardian Comic Humor & Romance Postcard Lot (Set of 16)
**Era:** Divided Back Era (Circa 1907 - 1915)
**Size:** Standard Vintage Postcard Size (Approx. 3.5" x 5.5")
Up for sale is an exceptional estate-find instant collection of sixteen (16) genuine antique postcards from the Golden Age of Ephemera. This highly curated lot features a wonderful look at early 20th-century social history, showcasing the era's popular studio photography, lighthearted puns, romantic courting scenes, and sweet childhood illustrations.
**Lot Highlights Include:**
- **Teddy Bear Card:** Adorable "I would like to be your little bear" illustration copyrighted 1907 by Tower Mfg.
- **Classic Romance Puns:** Popular Edwardian gags including "Cultivating waist places" (Bamforth & Co.), "Between you and me and the lamp-post," and "You can't argue across the table."
- **Novelty & Studio Humor:** Fun early-century staged photo cards including the "Drunk Humor" gag, prison window scene, and the "I won't go to bed without..." child high chair card.
- **Floral & Scenic Greetings:** Beautifully embossed holiday designs, including a "Happy Days" poppy frame cottage and a vibrant white-daisy greeting panel.
- **Reverse Details:** Backs showcase a beautiful mix of crisp unposted templates and historically preserved 1909–1910 cursive handwriting with green 1-cent stamps.
**Condition Details:**
All 16 cards are in good to very good antique condition given their age of over 110+ years. Expect typical light corner/edge wear, minor surface aging, and beautiful historic character. Please review the high-resolution photographs carefully to evaluate individual designs, text faces, and reverse postmark qualities before purchasing.
Fantastic for vintage home framing displays, holiday accents, junk journaling, scrapbooking, or paper craft collages!
**Shipping & Handling:**
Shipped securely inside protective individual archival sleeves, safely sandwiched between rigid cardboard panels inside a flat shipping mailer to ensure everything stays completely flat and protected during transit. Combined shipping is available!
