Vintage Marked Real Photo Postcard RPPC Ephemera, Happy Mail, Gallery Wall

📸 Front (Image & Style) Title: A Parlour Secret Publisher: Bamforth & Co., Holmfirth & New York (printed on back). Bamforth was famous for their cheeky comic and saucy photo postcards in the early 1900s. Scene: Two figures sharing a clandestine kiss, hidden by the back of a chair — captured with both elegance and humor. Era: Circa 1905–1915, right in Bamforth’s golden age of “naughty but nice” photographic cards. Style Influence: Part Edwardian studio portrait, part early comic photography, leaning into social humor (flirtation, secrecy, and a wink at propriety). ✉️ Back (Message) Sender wrote in red ink: “Were you ever in a position as this picture represents?” Signed: Jennie Lemair Pure Edwardian sass. This postcard wasn’t just sent — it was a cheeky inside joke. 📝 Condition Light aging/toning, corners fairly sharp. Crisp black-and-white image. Writing and publisher marks clear. Great for: 📓 Junk journaling, scrapbooks & mixed-media art 🖼️ Framing for home décor or gallery walls ✒️ Collecting for the handwriting, stamps & dates