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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 Number2015.8803
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
SERIES No. E242 B.B. LONDON & NEW YORK.
PRINTED IN GERMANY
SERIES No. E242 B.B. LONDON & NEW YORK.
PRINTED IN GERMANY
Marks
Collectors stamp.
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)