2 Antique 1909 1913 Embossed Postcards AMB? Joyful Yuletide US FLAG + Valentine for Sale

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2 Antique 1909 1913 Embossed Postcards AMB? Joyful Yuletide US FLAG + Valentine For Sale

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2 Antique 1909 1913 Embossed Postcards AMB? Joyful Yuletide US FLAG + Valentine:
$26.95

Two embossed postcards by a company with the logo \"AMB,\" one for Christmas (dated Dec 23 1909), one for Valentine\'s (dated Feb 14 1913).
The first has the message \"A Joyful Yuletide\" and features an Uncle Sam type of Santa on a sleigh, with a United States flag in the back of his pack. The Valentine\'s card has the message \"To My Love\" and features two cupids stocking a heart-shaped oven.
1) The first, with the message \"A Joyful Yuletide,\" features an Old World Santa on a sleigh. He\'s smoking a pipe. Notably there is a United States flag in the back of his pack. The black background is printed in a very fine linen pattern with gold/brown falling stars? Snow? Fireworks? The scene is framed by two holly berry patterns.
Lithographed. Gold accents. Printed in red, white, brown, beige and green on a black background.
Marked as \"Made in Germany\" with a logo featuring an A and M with a B beneath. See photos.
The back is postmarked \"Dec 23 1909, Salida, Colo.\" and has a 1 cent stamp.
There\'s an address and a short note.
CONDITIONFront: Edges are slightly worn. Corners are a tiny bit bent. The bottom left and the top right corner have creased. Surface cracks on the roof and chimney.
Back:Embossing is nice. Card is faded, with minor staining. Corners are a bit rounded, worn. See photos.
2) A Valentine\'s card, with the message \"To My Love,\" features two cupids stocking a heart-shaped oven. Printed in browns, beiges, grey, green, red and orange.
Marked as \"Made in Germany, No. 15407 Chromo emb. ...Dessin 5.\"
The back is marked Post Card. There is a logo in the bottom left corner, an A and M with a B below. There is some handwriting, an address, and two postcards. The stamp is missing. The postmark on the left is: \"North Seas.....1913 Feb 14...\" The postcard on the right is barely readable: \"La Gr....Maine.\"
CONDITIONFront: Edges are slightly worn, with some marks - on the top right, onn the right side 4/5 of the way up, and near the bottom. See photos. Corners are rounded, but all evenly - maybe that\'s the way it was diecut? Not sure.There\'s some surface wear on the right side and a very faint, long scratch.
Back: Faded, worn, a bit dirty. A lot of red marks, like it was stored against a red envelope and the ink ran a bit? Not sure.
I wish I knew the name of the company with the \"A,M, B\" logo. If you have knowledge or advice to share, please write.
SHIPPINGShips inside archival postcard sleeves, placed inside a bubble mailer, then sandwiched in between two pieces of cardboard and placed in a rigid mailer.
Happy to combine shipping on orders from my store.
ABOUT THE COLLECTIONThese two are part of a collection, 16 lots in total. This collection is from the same collector as the Vintage Halloween and Vintage Space Toy collections I\'ve sold in the past four years. As always, fun, interesting and quirky. This collector had a great eye!
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