In with the wonderful antique trade cards that my great aunt gifted to me there are also many postcard type greeting cards.
I own the cards and these have been scanned so that I can share them here
Easter seems to have been an occasion to send greeting cards. These are unused and depict Easter images.
The top card appears to show a young child asleep surrounded by images of springtime and Easter lilies. The fancy dressed rabbits seem to be bearing gifts.
On the card that shows a boy carrying a straw hat filled with colored eggs, on the bottom right it seems to say "COPYRIGHTED 1893 BY THE KNAFPC"
This springtime themed postcard depicting a girl with a basket of chicks and another basket filled with eggs was likely intended to be an Easter card.
There's a signature or text in the bottom right corner, though it's difficult to read clearly. It might say "Copyrighted 1891 by L. Prang & Co." which was a prominent lithography firm.
Both of these unused vintage postcards, have illustrations that depict young children dressed in winter attire amidst a snowy backdrop. They both appear to be from the same set of greeting cards, probably to be sent at Christmas time.
This image shows two small, fan-shaped Victorian Christmas cards, each featuring a different printed scene and a fluffy, dark brown border. They both have a small white tassel attached by a string.
Left: shows a swallow in flight, with its wings spread, against a light blue sky with some clouds.
"Bright & Merry Christmas" is written in adecorative script on the right side of the fan.
Right:
A serene pastoral landscape with cows and sheep grazing in a field beside a pond.
Fluffy fringed holiday cards with artwork depicting children.
Text on the left card reads: "WITH FOND LOVE AND BEST WISHES." along the left edge, and "FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR." at the bottom. There's also smaller text "Prinzessin Co" at the top left, and "Prang Designs. With Copyright." at the bottom right.
Text on the right card reads: "I WISH YOU A HAPPY CHRISTMAS." along the right edge, and "WITH ALL MY HEART" at the bottom. Smaller text "S. Hildesheimer & Co." is visible at the bottom left, and "Prang Design. With Copyright." is visible at the top right.
This image shows a vintage-style Christmas card, with"Buon Natale" (Merry Christmas in Italian) written at the top in cursive.
