Vintage 1906 Leather Postcard Buffalo to Hoosick Falls NY Native American Theme For Sale

Item Specifics

• Type: Leather Postcard
• Year of Manufacture: 1906
• Era: Undivided Back (1901-1907)
• Subject: Native American / Novelty / Humorous
• Region: United States / New York
• City: Buffalo / Hoosick Falls
• Condition: Used (Pre-owned antique)

📝 Item DescriptionTitle: Antique 1906 Novelty Leather Postcard – Native American Theme – Buffalo to Hoosick Falls, NY Postal HistoryDescription:
Up for sale is a fantastic piece of early 20th-century ephemera: an authentic, antique \"buckskin\" leather novelty postcard sent in May of 1906.Front Details:

• Features a stylized color illustration of a Native American individual smoking a pipe by a campfire.
• Printed with the period novelty idiom: \"I\'m as busy as an Indian.\"
• Handwritten inscription at the bottom: \"from A. Steger.\"
• Classic scalloped/punched borders.

Reverse / Postal History Details:

• Sent from Buffalo, N.Y. on May 11, 1906 (12:30 PM postmark).
• Received in Hoosick Falls, N.Y. on May 12, 1906 (9:00 AM postmark).
• Intact, original green 1-cent US postage stamp.
• Hand-addressed to Miss Pearl MacWayne (Cor. Elm & First St., Hoosick Falls, NY).

Condition:
Good antique condition for a 120-year-old leather piece. The leather remains intact with typical light aging, minor edge wear, and mild surface curling/staining as shown in photos. Text and postmarks are exceptionally clear and legible. Please review the high-resolution photos for exact cosmetic condition.