Lot #807: Two Vintage 1900s Greetings Postcards - 1910 Canada Christmas Greetings Embossed Postcard - 1900s UK Greetings Silk Postcard "Made in Germany"

Two Vintage 1900s Greetings Postcards (1) One Vintage 1910 Canada Christmas Greetings Postcard, heavily embossed, unused, showing ringing Golden Bells and purple flower chains, with caption "Greetings, and Best Wishes for Christmas" This postcard does not indicates a publisher. Postally Used. Includes one 1903 Green Canada One Cent "King Edward VII Coronation Robes" Stamp. Never Postmarked December 1910 at Medicine Hat Alberta. Addressed to "Miss Mary Davis, Keewatin, Ontario" Brief Ink Message: "How do you like our Rhisogs, Mary? Compliments of the Season. Georgia." (2) One Vintage 1900s UK Greetings Postcard, with finely woven silk front, showing purple and white flowers in a vase, with and embossed gold gilt lettering "Best Wishes" This postcard does not indicates a publisher, but is marked "Made in Germany" and is marked "Domestic One Cent". No Stamp. Never Postally Used. No Message. This German-produced silk postcard is a premier example of the "Novelty" card market that flourished between 1900 and 1914. The "finely woven" front is likely a derivative of the Stevengraph process, named after Thomas Stevens of Coventry, who pioneered the use of a Jacquard loom to create intricate silk pictures. The purple and white flowers in a vase were a classic Edwardian "neutral" greeting. Because the image is woven directly into the fabric rather than printed on top, the colors remain remarkably vibrant even a century later. Germany was the only country with the specialized textile and printing machinery to mass-produce these high-end silk hybrids at a price point accessible to the middle class. Even though the card is of British/European style, the "Domestic One Cent" mark indicates it was manufactured in Germany specifically for the American or Canadian market. This shows the global reach of German factories—producing a "British-style" greeting to be sold in the United States. The 1 postal rate confirms a production date between 1902 and 1917, placing it squarely in postcards' Pre-WWI Golden Age (c. 1905–1914). Dimensions: 9 mm x 14 mm Pickup category timeslot {A}