Lot #760: Vintage 1900s Embossed Easter Postcard - "A Glad Easter Day" - Coloured Eggs - White and Blue Flowers - "Made in Germany" - Mary Young

One Vintage 1900s Easter Postcard, embossed, used, showing a wicker basket of coloured eggs and white and blue flowers against a background of blue and red stripes, with the message "A Glad Easter Day". This richly coloured and embossed postcard does not indicate a publisher, but is marked "Made in Germany". Not Stamped. Not Postmarked. Not postally used. However, a spidery message in pencil: "Mint Bar (?) from Mary Young." This "Made in Germany" Easter card is a vibrant example of the high-relief embossing that dominated the North American market between 1905 and 1910. The combination of a wicker basket, colored eggs, and the "spidery" pencil message makes this a fascinating artifact of both German technical skill and potential Canadian social history. The wicker basket of eggs represents the "abundance" of Spring. The blue and white flowers (likely violets and lilies-of-the-valley) were standard symbols of humility and the return of life. In the first decade of the 1900s, German printers like Stecher or International Art Publ. Co. specialized in these high-contrast designs. The embossing on the wicker basket and flowers is very detailed, mimicking the texture of the woven wood and plants. This required precise alignment between the printing stones and the metal embossing dies. The pencil message—"Mint Bar (?) from Mary Young"—provides a unique social "clue" regarding its usage. If the word is indeed "Mint Bar," this card was likely used as a Gift Tag. During the Edwardian era, high-end confectioneries (like a "Mint Bar" or a specialty chocolate bar) were popular Easter gifts. Mary Young likely tucked this card into the packaging. Dimensions: 9 mm x 14 mm Pickup category timeslot {A}