Beautiful antique Raphael Tuck & Sons Hallowe’en postcard, Series No. 150, featuring a young woman performing a Halloween mirror-divination ritual by candlelight.
The scene includes a dramatic witch silhouette riding a broom, black cat, jack-o’-lantern pumpkin, candlelight, and the reflected image of a young man appearing in the mirror. Wonderful early Halloween fortune-telling imagery with rich color and detail.
Front reads “Hallowe’en.”
Reverse is marked:
Raphael Tuck & Sons’ “Hallowe’en” Post Cards
Series No. 150
Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen
Printed in Saxony
Postally used with an October 29, 1908 Altoona, Pennsylvania postmark and original stamp.
Condition: Antique condition with visible age-related wear including corner and edge wear, surface wear, toning/soiling, and creasing. The right corner has a crease and is slightly loose/separating but remains attached. Additional handling wear is present throughout. Reverse has handwriting, postal markings, discoloration, and staining. Please review all photos carefully for full condition.
A striking early Halloween postcard from one of the most collected postcard publishers, with highly desirable witch, black cat, pumpkin, and fortune-telling imagery.
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