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A Touch of Velvet

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Antique velvet post card with painted pink rose. 

Circa 1912
Postmark Indian Lake, New York 

This is a very clean and well preserved card for its age. The gold ink is still bright and shiny, its card stock still white. Best of all, its inner panel of hand painted velvet is intact and unmarred by staining or wear, both of which are common in cards of this type. This must have been stored very well over its 105 years! Many others are worse for wear, having been perfumed and discolored from that, or stained from the glue backing on the fabric melting and seeping through to the front. This one is near flawless, unless you count the sender's signature on the front as a flaw, which I don't - Quite honestly, I prefer my cards to have been mailed and written upon, because it gives them character. 


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Vintage item from my post card and ephemera collections, free stock for yours.
Use however you like. Enjoy! :heart:
Rose - iconMy Gallery yesterdays-paper.deviantart.co…Pink roses 

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Image size
2781x1776px 1011.49 KB
Make
Apple
Model
iPad mini 4
Shutter Speed
1/30 second
Aperture
F/2.4
Focal Length
3 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Apr 18, 2017 12:23:00 PM -04:00
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Ejderha-Arts's avatar
Beautiful!
It's amazing how perfect this card looks when you consider how old it is. The velvet is a gorgeous feature, I've never seen that before!