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Best Wishes/Greeting/Motto

Greetings for any day of the year: “Best Wishes,” “Kind Remembrance” and short motto verses, framed in flowers, horseshoes and country scenes. Read the back to date a card: an undivided back, for the address only, means before March 1907; a divided back means March 1907 or later. More on dating by the back on the Postcards page.

8 listings in Best Wishes/Greeting/Motto, $14.86 to $18.97. Each one is shown in its own photos and described in full below; buy on eBay.

Prices and availability as of November 10, 2026.

1909 Best Wishes For The Day Postcard Violets Lemons Sedalia Mo Flag Cancel

1909 Best Wishes For The Day Postcard Violets Lemons Sedalia Mo Flag Cancel

$18.97 1909

Description

Front: "Best Wishes For The Day": violets and lemons, embossed.

Back: Divided back, Printed in Germany. 1-cent Franklin Series 1902 stamp with a flag cancel, Sedalia, Mo., Mar 4, 1909.

A teacher's letter in purple ink: "Received your postals. The pictures of you and Frieda is fine ... I taught all last week", signed Hattie, to Miss Mabel Holtzen, Cole Camp, Missouri.

Size approx. 5.55 x 3.55 in.

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Condition

Light wear. Please study the images; they are part of the description.

Provenance

From my family's estate collections, built over more than 60 years by knowledgeable antiques collectors and traders. Stored in a climate-controlled environment.

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1912 Best Wishes Postcard Horseshoe and Daisies Skowhegan Maine Straight Edge

1912 Best Wishes Postcard Horseshoe and Daisies Skowhegan Maine Straight Edge

$16.51 1912

Description

Front: "Best Wishes": a horseshoe with daisies and a lake scene, embossed.

Back: Divided back, A319. 1-cent green Franklin stamp with a straight edge at left, Skowhegan, Maine machine postmark, Jun 3, 1912.

A long pencil note, addressed to Maple St., Skowhegan, Me.

Size approx. 3.55 x 5.50 in.

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Condition

Light wear. Please study the images; they are part of the description.

Provenance

From my family's estate collections, built over more than 60 years by knowledgeable antiques collectors and traders. Stored in a climate-controlled environment.

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1912 Motto Postcard God's Plan for Us Is Sunshine Iowa Farm Letter Barley Mutton

1912 Motto Postcard God's Plan for Us Is Sunshine Iowa Farm Letter Barley Mutton

$16.44 1912

Description

Front: A motto: "God's plan for us is sunshine, peace, harmony and health ..." among roses and forget-me-nots.

Back: Divided back, Prince Pub. Co., Buffalo, N.Y. 1-cent green Franklin stamp, Chicago and Iowa machine postmarks, July 1912.

A farm letter from R#2, Elkader, Ia., 7-26-12: "The boys are busy stacking barley ... Sammie is talking of killing a sheep. Wish you would tell me how you used to fix the mutton stew ... We lost a good 4 yr. old horse (Polly) ... peaches for canning ... $1.75 per bushel." Sam & Clara Bennington, to Lawrence, Michigan.

Size approx. 5.45 x 3.45 in.

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Condition

Light wear. Please study the images; they are part of the description.

Provenance

From my family's estate collections, built over more than 60 years by knowledgeable antiques collectors and traders. Stored in a climate-controlled environment.

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1905 Kind Compliments Postcard Cottage and Portrait UPU 14 Language Back Mass NH

1905 Kind Compliments Postcard Cottage and Portrait UPU 14 Language Back Mass NH

$16.33 1905

Description

Front: A cottage by a stream with a portrait vignette and lilies, "Kind Compliments".

Back: A Universal Postal Union back printed in 14 languages (Briefkaart, Weltpostverein, Union postale universelle). 1-cent Franklin Series 1902 stamp, Massachusetts machine postmark, September 1905, and a Moultonboro (N.H.) receiving mark: three postal markings.

To Miss Edith Haley, Tilton House, Moultonboro, N.H.

Size approx. 3.60 x 5.55 in.

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Condition

Light wear. Please study the images; they are part of the description.

Provenance

From my family's estate collections, built over more than 60 years by knowledgeable antiques collectors and traders. Stored in a climate-controlled environment.

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1911 Greetings Postcard Water Lily and Autumn Landscape Embossed Iowa Too Busy

1911 Greetings Postcard Water Lily and Autumn Landscape Embossed Iowa Too Busy

$15.44 1911

Description

Front: "Greetings": a water lily beside an autumn landscape in an ornate frame, embossed.

Back: Divided back, Series 108 B. 1-cent green Franklin stamp with a fancy cancel, Oct 2, 1911.

"Too Busy to write, Mable", in pencil, to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Jennings, Col. Jct., Ia., R.F.D. 5.

Size approx. 5.55 x 3.55 in.

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Condition

Light wear. Please study the images; they are part of the description.

Provenance

From my family's estate collections, built over more than 60 years by knowledgeable antiques collectors and traders. Stored in a climate-controlled environment.

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1916 Best Wishes Postcard Tulips and Windmill Dwight Nebraska Dance Invitation

1916 Best Wishes Postcard Tulips and Windmill Dwight Nebraska Dance Invitation

$15.03 1916

Description

Front: "Best Wishes": red and yellow tulips and a windmill, "Old times go, new times come."

Back: Divided back, Series 425 F, Made in U.S.A. 1-cent green Washington stamp, Dwight, Nebr. postmark, Feb 15, 1916.

"Are you going to the dance Saturday the 19th. I wish you would come over Sunday afternoon or evening, for I have something to tell you. From a Friend", in pencil, to Mr. Charles Dolezal, Dwight, Nebr.

Size approx. 5.50 x 3.50 in.

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Condition

Light wear. Please study the images; they are part of the description.

Provenance

From my family's estate collections, built over more than 60 years by knowledgeable antiques collectors and traders. Stored in a climate-controlled environment.

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1911 Motto Postcard The Simplest Card Is Often Brought Medford Mass Flag Cancel

1911 Motto Postcard The Simplest Card Is Often Brought Medford Mass Flag Cancel

$14.88 1911

Description

Front: A motto: "The simplest card is often brought with truest wish, the kindest thought", with an illuminated initial.

Back: Divided back, L. & E. Serie 2265, "Christmas" embossed in relief. 1-cent green Franklin stamp with a flag cancel, Medford, Mass., Dec 23, 1911.

"Compliments of the Season", to Miss Annie Haskell, Northboro, Mass.

Size approx. 3.50 x 5.55 in.

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Condition

Light wear. Please study the images; they are part of the description.

Provenance

From my family's estate collections, built over more than 60 years by knowledgeable antiques collectors and traders. Stored in a climate-controlled environment.

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1911 Greetings Postcard Tulips Rake and Windmill Cork Cancel Augusta Missouri

1911 Greetings Postcard Tulips Rake and Windmill Cork Cancel Augusta Missouri

$14.86 1911

Description

Front: "Greetings": tulips, a garden rake and a windmill scene with a lilac bow.

Back: Divided back, A317. 1-cent green Franklin stamp with a fancy cork cancel, 1911.

"We are all well and hope the same of you ... answer soon", in pencil, to Miss Frances Hubbert, Augusta, Mo., RR#2.

Size approx. 5.55 x 3.55 in.

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Condition

Light wear. Please study the images; they are part of the description.

Provenance

From my family's estate collections, built over more than 60 years by knowledgeable antiques collectors and traders. Stored in a climate-controlled environment.

Disclaimer

The images and any video show the actual item and are part of the official listing description, so please review them closely. Measurements and weights are approximate, and any maker or material we haven't confirmed is described as assumed. Questions? Message us; we answer quickly.

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