This colourful “man in the moon” postcard is a lovely example of the romantic and novelty postcards that became especially popular during the early 1900s. Featuring a smiling moon face watching over a lakeside scene, the card includes the playful caption:
“You’ve followed me ever so far, what an impudent fellow you are!”
Postcards like this were often sent as light-hearted greetings or flirtatious messages, combining humour with decorative artwork and poetic captions. The illustration style, soft colours, and gilt edge border all reflect the postcard trends of the Edwardian era.
The postcard was posted in June 1913 from West Virginia, and still has its original one-cent George Washington stamp attached. The divided back design was commonly used by this period, allowing both correspondence and the recipient’s address to be written on the reverse side.
This post may contain affiliate links. Read our Affiliate Disclosure.
One of the things I particularly like about this postcard is the expressive moon face peeking through the trees. “Man in the moon” designs appeared on many early 20th century postcards and greetings cards, often linked to romance, courtship, or sentimental humour. The artwork feels both whimsical and slightly theatrical, which gives these postcards a lot of character even more than 100 years later.
The handwritten message on the reverse also adds to the postcard’s history and reminds us that these cards were once a simple everyday way for people to keep in touch across long distances.
Vintage postcards like this remain popular with collectors because they combine artwork, postal history, and social history all in one small piece of ephemera. Romantic and novelty postcards from the early 1900s are especially collectable due to their distinctive illustrations and nostalgic charm.
See the notebook created from this original postcard — A lined journal featuring the vintage image from the Postcard Attic Collection.
