My sense of humor is a bit ... dark. I love sarcasm, and poking people, just a little bit. This card was right up my alley, as I am from Texas, one of the most "Cowboy" of the states. I grew up with guns and horses. This card features a square dance, fiddle, and green railroad kerosene lamp. The back of the card features a worn cowboy boot. There is no mention of Texas, but I have other cards from this set that do. My favorite part of this card is the title, "Wishing you the Gayest Holiday Season" and the inside which says "sending you Christmas Greetings in the Good Old Western Way .... Be Gay!" Where will you EVER see another card like this one?
The card is fun on so many levels. It is printed on inexpensive paper, and is from the late 1940s, made by Western Greetings. In the 1940's, even though WWII had ended, there was still a shortage of raw materials, including paper. So greeting cards were often printed on cheaper paper, and made a bit smaller. This one is 4 1/4" x 5 1/4". Quarto fold means that it was printed on one sheet, and then folded into quarters to form the card. This is good, because if you want to copy the card to send to multiple people, it fits on a scanner, and can then be trimmed and folded. Envelopes are pretty easy to make; there are all kinds of tutorials on the internet. It doesn't cause copyright problems, unless you sell the copies. Copying for your own use is OK.
It won't disappoint. The card has no damage, discolorations or issues. The envelope shows it's age, but is still usable. It might require some additional glue along the flap. The glue lines have darkened, as the early paper makers used acid in their glue and paper, which is what causes darkening.