Vintage Ephemera

Unused Vintage 1950s Sterling "Little Miss Lucy" Mother's Day Embossed Card.

Features a little girl, walking her dog.  Girl is holding a blue and white check umbrella, dog has envelope in its mouth.  A row of quaint houses and picket fences in the background.

Front reads: Sending Love - on Mother's Day

Opens to reveal a verse.

Inside reads: Dear Mom:  THREE WORDS can mean a lot, If they're the proper three, So I shall use them to express How dear you are to me.  I LOVE YOU!

Card measures about 4 3/8 inches wide x 5 3/8 inches tall.

Card is unused.  Does not come with envelope.

Adorable original Sterling Greeting card!

Use for journals, scrapbooks or gift tag.

Vintage and original 1950s used Easter Greetings Card.  Features a bouquet of Purple Violets and Pussy Willow branches.

Front reads: Easter!

Opens to a verse inside.

Reads: An Easter wish that's most sincere: May the days be glad ones through the year! Happy Easter!

Card measures 3 3/8 inches wide x 4 1/8 inches tall.

No publisher mark.

Condition is fair.  It does have a handwritten date of 1950 on the front, and the back has scrapbook paper and glue residue. Used with ink inscription on the inside.  And it appears to have been trimmed along the right edge.

No envelope.

Vintage and original 1950s used Easter Greetings Card.  Features two adorable yellow ducks.  One is holding a large pink flower, the other is holding a large blue flower.

Front reads: At EASTER A Message of Cheer

Opens to a scene of the ducks walking in grass.

Inside reads: Here we come! Bringing You Happy, Snappy, Easter Greetings!

Card measures 4.5 inches wide x 6.25 inches tall.

Published by J.P. T-303. Made in U.S.A.

Condition is fair.  It does have age toning on the front, and the back has scrapbook paper and glue residue. Used with ink signature on the inside.

No envelope.

Vintage and original 1950s used Easter Greetings Card.  Features two adorable bunnies, a basket of colored eggs, and a pink and yellow Tulip.

Front reads: Just For You

Opens to a scene of bunnies playing leap frog.

Inside reads: The gay Easter Bunny has hopped a long way, To bring you this wish for a Bright, Happy Day!

Card measures 4.25 inches wide x 5.25 inches tall.

Published by Gartner and Bender, Inc. In Mirrotone.

Condition is good with age toning, ink signature inside, scrapbook residue and some paper loss on the back.

No envelope.

Vintage circa 1980s or 1990s Hallmark Mother's Day card.  Front is made up of two layers.  Bottom layer features pink butterflies at the center and a blue border at card edges.  Top layer is die cut and is edged with gold foiled fretwork, pink roses, and a small pink bow at the top.

Front reads: For my Wife

Card opens to a verse inside.

This is a large card measuring 6.25 inches wide x 8.75 inches tall.

Marked on back Hallmark 100MD 591-6. Copyright Hallmark Cards, Inc. Made in U.S.A.

Card is unused and in excellent condition with shadow on the back in the shape of the ribbon from the front.

Comes with original pink envelope. Stamp area on envelope reads: Extra Postage Required.

Gorgeous Hallmark card!

Vintage and original 1950s High School Graduation Greeting Card. Features two teenagers dancing, and a couple of school books at their feet.

Reads: Graduating?

Card opens to various scenes of kids and books.

Inside reads: A B C's were hard enough, And arithmetic was tough, But algebra, Geometry, Latin, French, Oh mercy me! No wonder you are celebrating! Best wishes for Graduating! Good for you!

Card measures 5 inches x 5 inches when closed.

Condition is very good with ink writing inside, and a little waviness to the paper on the inside and on the back.