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Souvenir - Birthday card (circa 1917)

  • Embossed birthday card (circa 1917) on photographic paper. Decorated with flowers in the upper and lower left, and a bow and heart shape containing a small sailing yacht on the sea.

    Birthday card front

  • Embossed birthday card (circa 1917) on photographic paper. Decorated with flowers in the upper and lower left, and a bow and heart shape containing a small sailing yacht on the sea.

    Birthday post card back

  • Embossed birthday card (circa 1917) on photographic paper. Decorated with flowers in the upper and lower left, and a bow and heart shape containing a small sailing yacht on the sea.
  • Embossed birthday card (circa 1917) on photographic paper. Decorated with flowers in the upper and lower left, and a bow and heart shape containing a small sailing yacht on the sea.

Historical information

Vintage birthday card printed by Rotary Photographic Co. (1917) Ltd. West Drayton. UK

Physical description

Embossed birthday card (circa 1917) on photographic paper. Decorated with flowers in the upper and lower left, and a bow and heart shape containing a small sailing yacht on the sea. The back of hte card is in landscape, and designed like a post card.

Inscriptions & markings

Front: "To Greet Your Birthday/Greetings for your/happiness this Birthday./Sent in token of remembrance true./Speed towards you filled/with warm affections./Speaking all my loving thoughts/of you./Dear, I wish that only good/betide you./Brightening every/day anew./Rotary Photo 7724.C
Back: "Printed in Britain./Rotary Photographic Series./This is a Real Photograph."
Back, handwritten in black ink: "Wishing you dear, Many/Happy returns of the day./Much love from/Linda."

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