Postcard, Thanksgiving, Antique 1900s Unused, Turkey with Patriotic Woman, Ephemera

A turkey and a woman in a patriotic hat, holding a serving dish — gilded, embossed, and finished to a high gloss.

• Maker: Unknown (marked #852, likely a printer's code)
• Materials: Card stock, embossed, gilded, high-gloss lithograph
• Dimensions: 5.5 × 3.5 inches
• Origin: Unknown
• Era: Antique 1900s
• Condition: Very good antique — pencil writing on reverse, not posted; no issues beyond acceptable age wear. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

This postcard features a turkey and a woman in a patriotic plumed hat holding a serving dish, finished in a high-gloss gilded embossing that catches the light in a way photographs don't quite capture. The patriotic motif is an unusual pairing with the harvest theme, connecting Thanksgiving to an older sense of American civic pride. Marked only #852, likely a printer's code.

For a postcard collector, a Thanksgiving display, or anyone drawn to unusual antique motifs.

Between 1900 and 1915, Germany was the world's finest printer of illustrated postcards — embossed, gilded, lithographed with a richness that American and British presses couldn't match. Postcards from this era are survivors of that golden age: small, vivid, tactile objects that were mailed for a penny and kept for decades.

Browse our shop for more antique Thanksgiving postcards and vintage ephemera to round out your collection.