Postcards

Philadelphia, PA · 1907

UPenn pennant card Christy couple on football

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Postmark Year

1907

Scanned

June 1, 2026

Colorscale

color

Publisher

American Art Post Card Co. (Boston, Massachusetts)

Front

Description: Color lithograph pennant postcard showing an Edwardian couple — a woman in red and black dress holding flowers, and a man in red and blue athletic stripes sitting on a football — with a large red-and-blue PENNSYLVANIA pennant banner waving above them. Artist signature visible (Christy). Series number 953 at lower left.

Printed Text: PENNSYLVANIA

Back

Description: Divided back. 'POST CARD' header at top center. Left half labeled 'THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR WRITING', right half 'THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY'. Philadelphia / Germantown Station machine cancel postmark upper left, dated NOV 2, 1907. 1-cent Franklin green stamp affixed upper right. Publisher's imprint along left edge: '"COLLEGE" SERIES NUMBER 95 PUBLISHED BY JULIUS BIEN & COMPANY N.Y.' Handwritten message on left half. Addressed to Dr. J. T. Clark, 1602 Lake Ave., Rochester, N.J.

Printed Text: POST CARD | THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR WRITING | THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY | "COLLEGE" SERIES NUMBER 95 PUBLISHED BY JULIUS BIEN & COMPANY N.Y.

Publisher Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Postmark & Message

Postmark: Philadelphia circular date stamp with machine cancel wavy lines and 'GERMANTOWN STATION' slogan. Date: NOV 2, 12-30A, 1907.

Message: Dear Dr. — Read for Alta, have seen my way. Mary has been very sick. Will write some. Jack H.

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