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Join newlyweds Joseph M. and Emily C. Schifferli as they take a honeymoon cruise of the Hudson River by steamboat locomotion. Along the way, Joseph puts a pen to post card and writes home:
Near Poughkeepsie
Aug 8 1906
Dear People:
We are not so lonely without you. We are well and HAPPY
Mr & [...]

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Of all the postcards in the Schifferli postcard albums, this one is a perfect match for the current A Festival of Postcards (8th Ed.): Geography theme – with a genealogical twist!  On the front is printed Gruss aus Dottingen Aargau, Switzerland .  My paternal German-speaking ancestors were from the city [...]

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Another in the Schifferli-Postcard-Project!  This embossed Easter post card features an Easter basket and two Easter eggs, strewn with spring violets. Glitter trim outlines add sparkle.

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‘Sugar Cured’ Easter Greetings from the Schifferli-Postcard-Project! This strange postcard features the backside of a white piggy, while a brown bunny peers, half-hidden, from behind a bright red painted egg. Embossed!

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This postcard is part of Evelyn Theriault’s A Festival of Postcards 7th Edition: Light! See all previous Festival of Postcards Editions and learn how to join the upcoming Festival here!
Another in the Schifferli-postcard-project series. This postcard depicts The Eucharistic Supper per St. Luke Chap. 22 Ver. [...]

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