Two Birthday Cards circa 1906

Philadelphia: Keating, 1906. 2 cards for turning 21 years old. 1) 1 card (11 x 14 cm.) with 8-line poem printed in black on one side. Illustration in pink, green, yellow, and black on a gilt background; gilt border on all 4 edges. Signed "Love Gail." Published by Keating with code 15K176. The Keating Company was founded in 1906 in Philadelphia by W. D. Keating; it was acquired in 1909 by Howard Betelle, who helped found the Greeting Card Association in 1913. 2) 1 card (11 x 14 cm.), which opens to a 6-line poem. The front has "Your Twnty-First Birthday" in black with an illustration in several colors, black, and gilt, with a blue border on 3 edges. No publisher identified but the art is a similar style to the first card. Signed inside "Love, Helene." In Very Good+ Condition: edges are slightly rubbed; clean and bright. Very Good +. Item #009319

Price: $24.00