Embossed Decoration Day Postcard Eagle Columbia Shield Patriotic Unused c. 1910s

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Description:Decoration Day Eagle, Cannon – Patriotic Embossed PostcardThis richly embossed postcard commemorates Decoration Day, the early name for Memorial Day, with powerful patriotic imagery: Lady Columbia holding the US Shield, a bald eagle perched atop a bundle of arrows, flanked by Abraham Lincoln giving a slave his freedom. The golden disc behind Lady Columbia heightens the card’s symbolic tribute to fallen heroes.Published by the International Art Publishing Company and printed in Berlin, Germany (No. 157), this unused card dates to the Divided Back era and remains in bright condition with minor corner wear. A beautiful example of early 20th-century American remembrance art.Details:Type: Printed (Embossed Lithograph)Subject: Decoration Day, Bald Eagle, U.S. Flag, Cannon, Anchor, WreathsEra: Divided Back (c.1907–1915)Publisher: International Art Publishing Co. (Berlin,Germany), Series No. 157 Postmark: UnusedStamp: NoneCondition: Light corner wear, excellent color and embossing, faint toning on reverse

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