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A Collection of Early 20th Century Vintage Halloween Postcards - This collection comprises four vintage Halloween postcards, dating from the early 20th century, with postmarks visible from 1911 and 1913. These paper/cardstock items feature colorful, illustrative designs depicting traditional Halloween motifs such as children in costumes, pumpkins, witches, ghosts, and black cats. Some designs appear embossed or die-cut. Each reverse side is marked ”POST CARD” and includes areas for correspondence and address, with handwritten messages, recipient addresses, and postmarks identifying mailing dates (e.g., ”Oct 23 1911”, ”Oct 28 1913”) and originating locations (e.g., ”Pittsburg”). Printed text visible on the fronts includes ”Halloween,” ”Best Wishes for Halloween,” ”You are INVITED,” and various festive or humorous rhymes, such as ”If you would not be a spinster still Open the door you'll get a thrill” and ”When you hear the Witches Singing On Halloween's Dark Night Bring forth your Jack o' Lantern And they'll quit from very Fright.” Some cards are marked ”Printed in Germany” or with publisher details like ”Whitney Made Worcester Mass.”. Burns in-house shipping is available. Pick up is Wednesday, Oct. 29, from Noon to 7 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction. AB245