Hello Bill! We love "BILLY POSSUM" his coat is so warm If even we EAT him he'll do us no harm; No more Teddy Bear will we fondle with glee, Billy Possum in future our "Mascot" shall be.

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Hello Bill! We love "BILLY POSSUM" his coat is so warm If even we EAT him he'll do us no harm; No more Teddy Bear will we fondle with glee, Billy Possum in future our "Mascot" shall be.

Publisher: Birn Brothers, Ltd. (English, 1905–1964)

American

about 1910

Medium/Technique Chromolithograph and metallic pigment on embossed card stock.

Dimensions Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder

Accession Number2015.8802

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Americas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
SERIES No. E243 B.B. LONDON & NEW YORK.
PRINTED IN GERMANY

ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)