The vintage "Kiss Me Quick!" Raphael Tuck & Sons postcard was mailed in 1912 and was No. 507 in their Shadowgraph Series of Christmas postcards. It was printed in Saxony, Germany.
Raphael Tuck & Sons cards have been featured numerous times on Papergreat. I should probably put together an index of those posts some day. This December 2012 post discusses a bit about the London company's history, if you want to check out it out.
The back of the postcard indicates that it was postmarked at 9 p.m. on December 21, 1912, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.1
Mr. Charles Spuler of the Northern Central Trust Company (which was based in Philadelphia) was given the following message:
"Cabin Party"
Sounds like Charles was going to have a cozy fun Christmas!
Footnote
1. Also on December 21, 1912, according to Wikipedia:
- Norway, Sweden and Denmark jointly proclaimed their neutrality, refusing to favor either side in a European war.
- Prince Katsura TarÅ was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Japan.
- President Taft departed the United States on board the new battleship USS Arkansas for a visit to the Panama Canal.
It's kind of creepy that light is shining through that little Dutch girl's head. It's like her skull cap is levitating.
ReplyDeleteI almost mentioned that about the shadow of the girl's head, too. I don't think the artist fully thought that through.
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