🔮Halloween Stetcher Postcard🔮
🎃 DESCRIPTION
Step back into the early golden age of holiday ephemera with this beautiful, authentic antique Halloween postcard printed by the renowned Stecher Lithographic Company. This vibrant chromolithograph card features a sweet young girl wearing a classic conical witch's hat, cradling a freshly carved, smiling jack-o'-lantern.
Perched directly on the pumpkin is a wise, detailed owl, while an attentive black cat watches from the grassy lawn below. Set against a dramatic backdrop of gothic, jagged rock formations under a full golden moon, this artwork perfectly captures the nostalgic mystery of vintage autumn traditions.
The reverse features a heavily embossed design and a beautifully penned, handwritten message from a sender named Kathryne to a Miss Ruth Garne in Mercersburg, PA, complete with a postmark and an authentic green 1-cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp. A premier piece of historical paper ephemera for antique dealers, collectors, or seasonal displays.
📌 ITEM DETAIL
- Publisher: Stecher Lithographic(Marked with series number 502 in the bottom left corner)
- Item Type: Antique Holiday Postcard / Posted Ephemera
- Theme: Halloween, Little Girl Witch, Jack-o'-Lantern, Black Cat, Wise Owl
- Dimensions: Standard Postcard Size (approx. 5.5" x 3.5" inches / 140 mm x 89 mm)
- Era: Divided Back Era (circa 1907–1915)
- Condition Grade: Excellent
- Condition Notes: Has a written message, ink postmark, and an attached 1¢ stamp on the reverse. Displays wonderful antique aging with light edge/corner wear, minor surface oxidation, and an embossed texture imprint visible on the back. Front color remains exceptionally sharp and crisp.
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