Vintage Ephemera

Lot of 16 Antique Victorian Calling Cards.

Includes: Snow scenes, strawberries, pink roses, hands, birds, flowers and handwritten.

Largest card measures about 3 5/8 x 2 inches.

Cards seem to be from Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois.

Condition ranges from fair to good with some soiling, small tears and or creases.

Lot of 6 Antique Victorian Calling Cards. 5 are hidden name. All 5 of the hidden name are die cut and embossed. They feature yellow and red Roses, hands, and white Doves.

Largest card at the top left measures about 3 1/4 inches wide.

Cards have some soiling and wear around the edges.

Lot of 6 Antique Hidden Name Victorian Calling Cards.  Cards feature pink and red roses, hands and doves. Cards are all die cut and embossed.

• Alfred Bartels
• Louis Bartels
• Paul Koch
• Adam Wassermann
• Alfred Schramm
• Esther Wassermann

Original antique Victorian card. 

Measures 4 3/8 inches wide x 5 1/2 inches long.

Handwritten inscription on the back reads:

Henry Wiese from Cora Sherman.

Pretty colors!

Condition is good with some light horizontal waviness.

Original Antique Merry Christmas Card.

Beautiful die cut and embossed card featuring a large pink rose, rose buds, and a metallic gold stripe down the left edge.

Scrap measures about 3 inches wide x 4 3/4 inches long.

Condition is very good with some light wear around the edges.

Beautiful vivid colors!

Original Antique Die Cut and Embossed Victorian Scrap.  Features a large leaf with pink flowers around the edges. 

Scrap measures about 5 1/4 inches wide x 4 3/8 inches long.

Condition is good with some wear around the edges, including a few tips broken off.

Beautiful vivid colors!

Original Antique Die Cut and Embossed Victorian Scrap.  Features a young boy and girl, riding in an antique baby buggy or stroller. 

Fairly large scrap measuring about 4 1/2 inches wide x 5 1/4 inches long.

Condition is very good with some light wear around the edges.

Beautiful vivid colors!

Original Antique Die Cut Embossed Victorian reward of merit card.  Features a house scene and a gentle stream, surrounded by a pink and gold floral border. 

Large card measuring about 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches.

Marked in the lower left front corner: The Gibson Art Co. Cincinnati

Handwritten date on the back of 1897.

Condition is good with some wear around the edges, a couple of creases at the bottom left corner, and discoloration on the back.

Beautiful vivid colors!

Original Antique Die Cut Embossed Victorian Scrap Card featuring a snowy house scene, pink carnation flowers and a couple of birds. 

Large card measuring about 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches.

Marked in the lower left front corner: Gibson & Co. Cincinnati

Condition is good with some wear around the edges, a couple of creases along  at the very top, and discoloration on the back.

Lower portion is a shiny silver color, which has some soiling. There is also a bit of waviness along the bottom.  (please zoom in on all photos for condition)

Beautiful vivid colors!

Original Antique Die Cut Embossed Victorian Scrap featuring a songbird,  yellow rose, snow covered branches, and a snowy church scene. 

Card measures about 3 3/4 x 5 inches.

Beautiful vivid colors!

Condition is very good with some discoloration on the back.

Original antique advertising trade card for Lion Coffee. 

Shows an adorable boy and girl, in bed, dreaming of Christmas day.

Large Christmas Greeting trade card measuring 5 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches.

Beautiful vivid colors!

Condition is good with some wear to the edges, small crease upper left corner, and small spot of paper loss on the back.

Original antique advertising trade card for J & P Coats Spool Cotton.  This is one of the Military Uniform series cards.

This card shows the uniform of the Army of the United States, 1833 - 1850. 

Marked in the bottom front lower right corner: Copyright 1895, by Brig. Gen'l S. B. Holabird, QR Master Gen'l U.S.A.

Back is marked at the bottom center: G. H. Buek Co. Lith. N.Y.

Card measures 4 3/16 inches wide x 4 13/16 inches tall.

Beautiful vivid colors!

Condition is very good with light wear to the edges and corners. There is light crease to the upper right corner and a horizontal crease about a third of a way down on the left edge.

Price reflects condition.

Antique Lot of 5 Hidden Name Victorian Calling Cards.  Cards feature pink roses, hands and doves. Top card opens like an envelope and has a blank card inside.  Lower 4 cards are all die cut and embossed.

• Elfrieda Bartels
• Melinda M. Riggert
• Paul A. Riggert
• Sophie Klaus

Antique Victorian religious poetry booklet. Words of Trust by Reverend Peter Stryker, D.D.  Cover features a hand fan with a tranquil house scene.

Booklet measures about 4 1/4 inches wide x 5 1/2 inches tall.  With five single sided pages.  No illustration.

Booklet has two holes through the cover and all pages that at one time were bound with a string or ribbon.  It is no longer bound.  All interior pages are loose from the cover.  Cover front and back is one single piece.

Condition is good with some soiling and wear to the cover.  Interior pages are good with some light soiling and age toning.

Beautiful original large antique cards given as a Reward of Merit.  This listing is for a set of two.  Both feature a large red Rose and Lily of the Valley bouquet. Top card has a red border, bottom card has a blue border.

Both cards measure 7.5 inches wide x 5.5 inches tall.  Both were presented to Anna Vongdol.  One is dated 1886, the other 1887.  Top card has a small number 400 in the lower left corner, bottom card is numbered 403.

Condition is very good with top card having a crease upper left corner and a soiled area near the upper right corner.  Bottom card has a very tiny crease at the upper left corner. 

Beautiful old cards!

Vintage 1900s Victorian Valentine Greeting Card. This card is a stand up card and is embossed. Features a little boy dressed in green, wearing a red hat. Card has a green ivy border. Reads, "True Love"

Card measures 4 inches x 5 inches. Condition is very good with pencil writing on back, some edge and corner wear and light soiling to back.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects, scrapbooking and collages. Please check my shop for more vintage and antique greeting cards. Thanks for looking!

Original antique 1880s Victorian Lithograph print showing a young girl gathering flowers. Girl is dressed in a red and white dress, with a red bow in her hair.

Print measures 5.5 inches wide x 7.5 inches tall.

Condition is very good with some glue residue on the back.

Gorgeous vibrant colors!

Large antique Reward of Merit card showing a farm scene, stream and flowers. Published by the Gibson Art Co.

Card measures 5 inches tall by 6.75 inches wide. Condition is good with small crease upper left corner and small area of glue residue on the back. Some light soiling and wear.

Written on back: 10 Headmarks From Lillie Dvoracek to Victor Fictum

Please check my shop for more vintage and antique ephemera and school memorabilia.

Vintage Original Antique 1880s Paper Framed Victorian Lithograph print showing a ship at the center, with a horseshoe and rose border. Found loose in an old Victorian Scrapbook.

Print is glued to the white paper frame. Measures about 7 inches x 9.5 inches including frame. Image area measures about 5.5 inches wide x 7.5 inches tall.

Pencil inscription on back reads: Anna Vongdol by Phebe Davis, 1888.

Condition is very good with lovely vivid colors!