Vintage Postmarked Postcard Ephemera, Happy Mail, Gallery Wall

📸 Front (Image & Verse) Illustration: A woman reclines in a hammock with a parasol, clearly unimpressed, while a man in a white summer suit leans in, hat in hand. Verse at top: “What’s the use to look so vexed / When I’m trying to get next.” Printed with a gold border — a common feature in novelty & comic cards c.1908–1915. Style: Tinted lithograph with humor verse (part of the “penny postcard” comic/romantic series that often used slang of the time — “get next” = flirt/score attention). ✉️ Back (Details) Mailed in Canada, with a 1¢ Edward VII stamp. Addressed to: Mrs. William Simpson, Caledonia, Queens Co., NS. Message: From Mrs. James O’Dell, writing to “Aunt Bessie.” Mentions kids and the snowstorm they were having. Marked: “Serie 35, Printed in Germany” — many Canadian comic/romantic cards were German-printed before WWI because of the superior color lithography. 📝 Condition Light wear on edges/corners, gold border still visible, handwriting and stamp intact. Great for: 📓 Junk journaling, scrapbooks & mixed-media art 🖼️ Framing for home décor or gallery walls ✒️ Collecting for the handwriting, stamps & dates