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Embossed Halloween postcard: "For Auld Lang Syne this Halloween! – Antique Wall Art

Embossed Halloween postcard: "For Auld Lang Syne this Halloween! — vintage postcard
Embossed Halloween postcard: "For Auld Lang Syne this Halloween!. Vintage postcard from the Halloween collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Embossed Halloween postcard: "For Auld Lang Syne this Halloween!, preserved in this vintage postcard. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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Embossed Halloween postcard: "For Auld Lang Syne this Halloween!

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Embossed Halloween postcards like this one, with its printed greeting "For Auld Lang Syne this Halloween!", belong to a boom in holiday mailings that peaked in the United States and Britain in the early 1900s. Makers used heavy paper stamped with raised, or embossed, designs and often added bright color, gilt, or glitter to make each card feel like a small keepsake. The phrase "Auld Lang Syne" borrows from Robert Burns's well-known Scottish song about remembering old friends, so the card sends a nostalgic wish along with its seasonal cheer. Cards like this were sent to friends and family to mark the holiday, and they remain a useful record of how Halloween was celebrated before it became a mostly commercial occasion.

Original scan1,500 × 977 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
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