Charming antique German embossed postcard featuring a large stork carrying two babies in a woven basket on its back. The stork wears a whimsical yellow patterned bonnet tied beneath its head, and the card is captioned “Hearty Congratulations.”A wonderful early 20th-century birth/new baby greeting with classic stork imagery.Details:* Publisher: PFB / Paul Finkenrath, Berlin
* Series: Serie 6289
* Printed in Germany
* Circa 1907–1910
* Original antique postcard
* Color printed/chromolithographic design
* Deeply embossed/raised relief — the stork, babies, basket, landscape and other details can be clearly seen embossed through the reverse
* Divided back
* Unposted and unwritten
* Standard antique postcard size, approximately 3½” x 5½”
* Subject: stork, twins/two babies, birth congratulations, new baby, nursery
* Text: “Hearty Congratulations”The reverse bears the distinctive PFB publisher mark along with SERIE 6289 and “Printed in Germany.” PFB (Paul Finkenrath of Berlin) was known for finely printed and embossed greeting postcards during the golden age of postcard production. Condition:
Very good antique condition with expected light age-related wear. Some toning/foxing and minor surface/edge wear are visible on the reverse. Corners show light wear. The front retains attractive color and strong embossed detail. Unposted with no handwriting. Please review all photos carefully as they are part of the condition description.A particularly sweet example for collectors of PFB postcards, antique birth announcements, stork imagery, embossed German postcards, baby memorabilia, or early 1900s ephemera.♻️ Vintage is always a good idea.A small thank-you for shopping with a real person and choosing reuse over replacement. I hope this piece gets to continue its story with you.
.
Related Items:
Antique PFB Stork Twins Baby Postcard Hearty Congratulations Embossed Germany
$14.00
Lot of 2~Romantic Man & Woman~Hearts~Antique~PFB Valentine's Day Postcards~m142
$16.00
Beautiful ~Children Girls with Holly~Stars~Antique PFB Christmas~Postcard~r558
$10.00
