ANTIQUE 1901-06 Postcard STORK Baby by AE Paul Finkenrath Berlin Estonia Stamp

Description

OFFERING a VINTAGE circa 1901-06
POSTCARD FEATURING ARTWORK
OF A STORK DELIVERING A BABY
THROUGH A ROOFTOP DORMER WINDOW
SEE VIEWS ABOVE
ARTIST "A E" SIGNED LOWER FRONT LEFT
I CAN NOT IDENTIFY THIS ARTIST
WHO IS MOST LIKELY GERMAN
(but I'm still working on it!)
HAS THE UPU (UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION)
INFORMATION ON THE BACK
THIS SHOWS A STORK DELIVERING A BABY
THROUGH A ROOFTOP DORMER WINDOW
THIS IS AN EMBOSSED CARD
UNDIVIDED BACK
PUBLISHED BY "P.F.B."
(PAUL FINKENRATH, BERLIN, GERMANY)
THEY WERE IN BUSINESS IN BERLIN
FROM 1901 UNTIL 1911
SO BECAUSE THIS IS A NOT DIVIDED BACK, THIS
DATES FROM 1901 TO 1906-07
STATED SERIES NO. 1591
"S. 1591"
SO THIS IS PART OF A SERIES OF "STORK"
"BIRTH" CARDS
I HAVE FOUND 3 OTHER CARDS THAT I THINK
ARE IN THE SAME SERIES, OR AT LEAST BY THE SAME ARTIST
THESE ARE SHOWN AS THE LAST
3 VIEWS ABOVE
YOU ARE NOT BIDDING ON THESE LAST 3 VIEWS,
WHICH ARE SHOWN JUST FOR COMPARISON
NOT POSTED
"No. II" AT THE LOWER RIGHT BACK
(probably a run # within the 1521 series)
BUT HAS A "5"p STAMP FROM ESTONIA IN PLACE
SIZE  3 9/16" WIDE x 5 3/8" HIGH
NEAR FINE AS SHOWN ANTIQUE CONDITION
NO WEAR AT EDGES
CORNERS LIGHTLY SOFT
UPPER RIGHT FRONT CORNER HAS AN OLD FAINT CREASE
QUITE HARD TO FIND
YOU ARE NOT BIDDING ON THE LAST 3 VIEWS, JUST
THE FIRST VIEW OF STORK AND ROOFTOP
BID NOW
BUYER PREPAYS PLUS SHIPPING
AUCTIONS MUST BE PAID WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION END BY PAY PAL
FOREIGN SHIPPING ARRANGED
MASSACHUSETTS CUSTOMERS ADD 6.25% SALES TAX
WE'LL SHIP ANYWHERE AS LONG AS
YOU
PAY THE
SHIPPING!