🎃 Antique Halloween Winsch Postcard🎃
🔮 DESCRIPTION
Own a rare masterpiece from the Golden Age of Postcards with this authentic, highly sought-after John Winsch holiday collectible. Titled "A Hallowe'en Shadow," this iconic design features the work of renowned American Art Nouveau illustrator Samuel Loren Schmucker (often misspelled as John Schmucker).
The illustration beautifully showcases Schmucker's signature style, blending elegant fashion illustration with moody fantasy. It depicts the famous "Winsch Girl"—modeled after Schmucker's wife, Katherine Rice—holding a candle in a flowing green gown while a mysterious shadow looms behind her beneath a whimsical anthropomorphic grandfather clock face.
True to the premium quality of the John Winsch Company, this postcard features heavy, crisp embossing and rich lithography. The back of the card features the distinct divided back layout and is explicitly marked "Printed in Germany," where Winsch utilized top-tier European printers to achieve his legendary production quality
This is a premier addition for any serious holiday ephemera collector or enthusiast of gothic Art Nouveau artwork.
📌 ITEM DETAILS:
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Title: A Hallowe'en Shadow (Series 3.1)
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Artist: Samuel L. Schmucker
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Publisher: John Winsch (Stapleton, New York)
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Circa: 1913
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Type: Deeply Embossed Chromolithograph
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Size: Standard Golden Age Postcard (Approx. 3.5" x 5.5")
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Back: Divided Back, Unused / Unposted
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Origin: Printed in Germany
🔍 CONDITION REPORT:
EX (Excellent) antique condition, unposted. light surface wear
Please examine the high-resolution listing photos carefully to judge the exact condition. This is an authentic antique paper item and may show signs of age, including edge wear, corner bumps, minor surface scuffs, or light discoloration on the back, which adds to its unique vintage character.
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