Original broadside souvenir commemorating the visit of the King and Queen of Italy, Umberto I (1844-1900) and Margherita of Savoy (1851-1926), to England. Printed in black ink on thin off-white tissue paper with two black-and-white illustrated portraits of the King and Queen. Includes a beautiful decorative border of pink flowers and green leaves accented with glitter paint, likely hand-painted. No date, circa 1878-1900. 14" x 13 1/2." Broadside is very clean and intact overall, but the paper is very fragile (a material similar to glassine or tissue paper) and has slight age toning and a ... View More...
Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 3/4." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and one piece of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows the Flora und Botanischer Garten Koln (or Flora park) in Cologne. Part of the garden is shown in the foreground and a glass orangery or greenhouse is in the background. The Flora park was established in 1893 and is still open to this day. "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of tit... View More...
Original greeting card printed in multicolored ink on white paper. Card is unused. Printed on one side on an unfolded leaf of paper. No date, circa 1890s-1920s. 3" x 5." Card is very clean and intact except for some age toning, slight wear to extremities, and slight offsetting on back. A Very Good copy. An original greeting card with a Biblical verse on front. The verse is accompanied by a color illustration of strawberries on a green stem. Gilt decorative border on front. View More...
Original greeting card printed in multicolored ink on white paper. Card is unused. Printed on one side of an unfolded leaf of paper. No date, circa 1890s-1920s. 3" x 5." Card is very clean and intact except for some age toning and offsetting on back and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. An original greeting card with a Biblical verse on front (as listed in the title). The verse is accompanied by a color illustration of a floral bouquet. Gilt border along the edges on front. View More...
Original greeting card printed in multicolored ink on white paper. Card is unused. No date, circa 1890s-1920s. 3 3/4" x 3." Card is very clean and intact except for slight wear to extremities and a few tiny stains. A Near Fine copy. An original greeting card featuring a color illustration of pansies in a basket. Title printed to the left and right of the illustrated basket of flowers. The card has straight edges on three sides and a unique profile along the top edge that borders floral scrollwork. This illustrated scrollwork is slightly embossed. Thin decorative lines also accent the... View More...
Original greeting card printed in multicolored ink on beige paper. Doubles as a postcard. Card is unused. No date, circa 1890s-1920s. 3 1/2" x 5 3/4." Card is very clean and intact except for age toning (hence the beige color) and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. An original greeting card for the occasion of Easter. The card features a color illustration of purple flowers and printed text on front. The full printed text reads, "Wishing You Gladness / Easter adds another pleasure / To the joys of living: / May it bring you fullest measure. Bounteous gladness giving!" The... View More...
Original lithograph card with a color illustration on front of a quaint country house in a bucolic landscape. Hazy watercolor, Impressionistic effect. The letter and numbers "B1043" may relate to copyright. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 5" x 3 1/2." Card is very clean and intact except for a few tiny marks on front, slight age toning, and some offsetting on back. A Fine copy. This card bears some resemblance to trade cards, which are antique business cards and the predecessors of modern trading cards. Trade cards were most common during the late nineteenth century. View More...
Original lithograph card with a color illustration on front of snow-covered houses in a winter landscape. Hazy, Impressionistic effect. The letter and numbers "B1043" may relate to copyright. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 5" x 3 1/2." Card is very clean and intact overall but has slight age toning, offsetting on back, and surface chipping measuring about 2" x 1" which affects the house in the foreground. A Good copy. This card bears some resemblance to trade cards, which are antique business cards and the predecessors of modern trading cards. Trade cards were most common during the late ... View More...
Original lithograph card with a color illustration of a couple pink roses in bloom with the title printed to the side. Gilt decorative border. decoration. No text on back. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 3" x 5." Card is very clean and intact except for slight corner and edge wear and some age toning on the back. A Very Good copy. This card bears some resemblance to trade cards, which are antique business cards and the predecessors of modern trading cards. Trade cards were most common during the late nineteenth century. View More...
Original lithograph card with a color illustration on front of a beautiful country landscape with a church. Fence is shown in the foreground. Printed blue dots cover the scene, some of which form the sky. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 3" x 2 1/4." Card is virtually pristine and intact. A Fine copy. This card bears some resemblance to trade cards, which are antique business cards and the predecessors of modern trading cards. Trade cards were most common during the late nineteenth century. View More...
Original lithograph card with a color illustration on front of a bucolic landscape at sunset. Scene is shown in a vignette that fades into a white background. From foreground to background are the following: trees and plants, a creek or pond, buildings, and gilt accents in the sky suggesting either a forest or clouds. Beautiful colors. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 4" x 4." Card is very clean and intact except for slight age toning, slight wear to corners and edges, and a small wrinkle in the upper-right corner. A Near Fine copy. This card bears some resemblance to trade cards, which are... View More...
Original lithograph card with a color illustration on front of a country house by a creek in a bucolic landscape. The small figure of a man is shown on a boat on the creek. The day appears overcast. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Card is very clean and intact except for a few small specks on front, slight age toning, and slightly bumped tips. A Near Fine copy. This card bears some resemblance to trade cards, which are antique business cards and the predecessors of modern trading cards. Trade cards were most common during the late nineteenth century. View More...
Original lithograph card with a color illustration on front of a bucolic landscape with a creek winding down the center. Beautiful composition in which part of the illustration continues on the decorative rectangular border made of silver foil. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2." Card is very clean and intact except for slight age toning, offsetting on back, and minuscule wear to edges and corners. A Fine copy. This card bears some resemblance to trade cards, which are antique business cards and the predecessors of modern trading cards. Trade cards were most common during the l... View More...
Original lithograph card with a slightly embossed color illustration on front of a country landscape at morning or sunset with a creek or pond in the foreground. Scene is bordered by a white background and blue flowers. Unique scallop shape. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 2 3/4" x 3 3/4." Card is very clean and intact except for slight age toning and a few small marks to front and back. A Near Fine copy. This card bears some resemblance to trade cards, which are antique business cards and the predecessors of modern trading cards. Trade cards were most common during the late nineteenth cen... View More...
Original lithograph card with a color illustration on front of yellow flowers in the foreground and a beautiful country landscape in the wetlands in the background. Marshy reeds or plants are shown near trees and an empty rowboat. Decorative gray border. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 3 1/4" x 4 1/2." Card is virtually pristine and intact except for possible light smudging on front and minuscule wear to corners and edges. A Near Fine copy. This card bears some resemblance to trade cards, which are antique business cards and the predecessors of modern trading cards. Trade cards were most c... View More...
Original lithograph card with a color illustration of four pink flowers on front. Gilt border decorations. Slightly raised surface. Card is in a unique scallop shape. No text on front or back. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 3" x 3 1/2." Card is very clean and intact except for slight age toning and a few marks to the back. A Fine copy. This card bears some resemblance to trade cards, which are antique business cards and the predecessors of modern trading cards. Trade cards were most common during the late nineteenth century. View More...
Original lithograph card with a color illustration on front of a beautiful moonlit landscape with flowers, a creek, and cottage. Moving from foreground to background are the following: pink flowers, wooden bridge over creek, pathway where a person walks (perhaps the owner of the house], cottage, tree, and full yellow moon. Thin gray border around entire scene. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 3 1/4" x 4 1/4." Card is virtually pristine and intact. A Fine copy. This card bears some resemblance to trade cards, which are antique business cards and the predecessors of modern trading cards. Trad... View More...
Original lithograph card with a color illustration on front of beautiful nighttime landscape with a windmill, creek, and flowers. From foreground to background are the following: flowers, the creek and a wooden bridge, the windmill, and a full moon in a gray sky. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2." Card is very clean and intact except for slight age toning and slightly bumped corners. A Fine copy. This card bears some resemblance to trade cards, which are antique business cards and the predecessors of modern trading cards. Trade cards were most common during the late nineteenth... View More...
Original lithograph card with a color illustration on front of a mother accompanying her children who play in a field. Surrounding landscape is in the countryside with houses and trees in the middleground and what appears to be a lake or bay and mountains in the background. Beautiful composition in which part of the illustration continues on the decorative rectangular border made of silver foil. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2." Card is virtually pristine and intact except for slight age toning and microscopic wear to edges and corners. A Fine copy. This card bears some resem... View More...
Original lithograph card with a color illustration on front of a girl or young woman in a white dress looking wistfully upward. The portrait is in black-and-white and pictured within an oval roundel. An elaborate decorative border in color surrounds the portrait and features gilt accents and flowers. Part of the card is embossed in slight relief. Card has unique scallop-shaped edges. No date, circa 1890s-1910s. 4" x 5." Card is very clean and intact except for light age toning and minuscule closed tears at some of the notches of the scalloped edges. A Near Fine copy. This card bears s... View More...
