Early 20th-century color postcard featuring an illustrated young woman standing in a garden or park setting while holding a large bouquet of blue flowers. She wears a wide-brimmed hat, yellow dress, red wrap or scarf, stockings, and heeled shoes, reflecting the fashionable feminine imagery commonly used on European postcards of the period.

The reverse contains a handwritten message in Italian and is dated 1 April 1919. The stamp box is marked “STAMPATA IN ITALIA,” confirming that the card was printed in Italy. Along the lower edge appears the imprint “Visto Revisione Stampa - N. 3291 - Milano.” A small “945” is also printed near the lower center and appears to be a card or series identification number.

The image was produced by a color commercial printing process with visible halftone screening, rather than being a real photograph. The card has a divided back, with separate areas for correspondence and address.

No publisher name is clearly identified on the card, so none is attributed.

Postcard Details:

• Subject: Fashionable woman holding flowers in a garden setting 
• Date: Handwritten 1 April 1919 
• Country of Manufacture: Italy 
• Back: Divided back 
• Printing: Color commercial printing with halftone screening 
• Card / Series Number: 945 
• Additional Imprint: “Visto Revisione Stampa - N. 3291 - Milano” 
• Writing: Extensive handwritten message in Italian on reverse 
• Stamp: None 
• Postmark: None 
• Postal Use: Written but apparently unmailed 
• Embossing: None observed 
• Publisher: Not identified on the card

Historical & Collector Interest:
Illustrated fashion and glamour postcards were a popular form of personal correspondence in the early 20th century, particularly in Europe. Cards like this combine period fashion, romantic floral imagery, and decorative commercial illustration, making them appealing to collectors of women’s fashion, European postcards, Italian ephemera, floral themes, costume history, and early 20th-century illustration.

The dated 1919 inscription also places the card immediately after World War I, giving it additional period context. Its Italian printing information, handwritten correspondence, and numbered design add further interest for postcard and social-history collectors.

Condition:
Previously owned postcard with age-related wear consistent with handling and storage. Visible characteristics include toning, edge and corner wear, surface wear, and extensive handwritten correspondence on the reverse. There are also small marks and spots consistent with age.

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