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Greetings Postcard: Woman Reading Letter with Floral Arch & Optimistic Poem

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Stock #:1139711
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
Publisher: Printed In Germany
Postmark: 1910
Postmark City: Brackenridge
Postmark State: PA
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Recipient Address:Mrs. Earnest J. Bobo
East Concord, NY
Additional Details:
An illustration of a woman in a yellow dress and brown skirt, seated on a stool, engrossed in reading a letter or book. She is framed by an elegant arch of purple viola-like flowers and green leaves. Below the image, the word "GREETINGS" is prominently displayed, followed by a four-line optimistic poem: "This isn't such a bad old world / If you but take it right / And if you grin and do / your best- / It's simply out o'sight!". The card was printed in Germany and postmarked in Brackenridge, PA, in 1910.

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