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Offered for sale is a charming pair of original antique leather postcards from the early 20th century, dating to approximately 1906–1907.
These unusual postcards were produced during the golden age of American postcards, when novelty leather postcards were popular souvenirs and humorous greetings.
Both examples feature embossed or impressed illustrations with colorful hand-applied accents and period humor.
Postcard #1 – “Why Don’t You Make Your Eyes Behave”
Features a humorous romantic illustration depicting a fashionable young woman and a gentleman with exaggerated, wandering eyes.
- Original early 1900s leather postcard
- Humorous romantic theme
- Decorative striped border
- Hand-colored floral and clothing accents
- Period postage and cancellation
- Copyright marking visible near the upper edge
- Approximately 5½ inches wide
Postcard #2 – “Think U R Foxy?”
Features a humorous illustration of a gentleman accompanied by a fox, with the caption “THINK U R FOXY?”
- Original antique leather postcard
- Copyright marking dated 1906
- Attribution believed to be W. S. Heal
- Decorative ornamental border
- Hand-colored illustration
- Original one-cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp
- Period postal cancellation
- Approximately 5½ inches wide
Historical Interest
Leather postcards were a distinctive novelty of the early 1900s. Unlike traditional paper postcards, these were manufactured using thin leather and frequently featured embossed illustrations, humorous sayings, and hand-colored decorative details.
Many surviving examples show substantial wear because of the natural aging of the leather.
These two postcards represent an interesting piece of early American postal history and novelty postcard collecting.
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