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Vintage greeting cards: Miscellaneous

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Travel

Enjoy your trip (card company not specified)

People don’t send cards to other people who are going on trips anymore, as far as I know. This one is silly and doesn’t make sense (why a cow?), but I like the definite 70s vibe.

Color illustration of a cow eating flowers.
Enjoy your trip for all you're worth -- Then if you can, come back to earth.

Wedding

Wedding Congratulations (A Sunshine Card)

Another Sunshine Card — and very vintage-y.

Cottage behind a white picket fence surrounded by a tree, two bushes and a flowering vine.
As your hearts are joined in wedded bliss this wish is sent to say may you always be as happy as you are on this sweet day!
Back of the card: A sunshine card. Tree branch covered in red flowers and green leaves.

Anniversary

Congratulations! (A Sunshine Card)

This one is sort of boring. Maybe the above card should have been an anniversary card and this should have been the wedding card.

Congratulations! Illustration of a golden bell covered in red and white flowers.
Hope your anniversary's happy and throughout the future, too. May you find that each tomorrow brings more happiness to you.
A sunshine card. illustration of red and white flowers

Vintage Greeting Cards: Get Well Soon

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Get well soon cards are kind of stupid. Most people don’t send cards to others when they have a cold or the flu, but for more serious illnesses — and people don’t always get well soon in that case.

Just a Note (A Sunshine Card)

I thought this was a no-occasion card until I read the inside more carefully. I like this one — it doesn’t instruct anyone to get well soon.

Just a note. Color illustration of female playing piano with visible music notes rising from the piano as a white poodle looks on.
Can't get there to tell you in person -- So I thought I would drop you a line to tell you I hope you're lots better and soon will be feeling just fine!
Back of card with sheet music and flowers.

No front greeting (A Sunshine Card)

This card is very 70s. It is unusual for a Sunshine card in that there is no illustration on the back. This card wouldn’t really fly today. People are no longer encouraged to tell others to “cheer up”.

Color illustration of female holding an umbrella and wearing a hat on which birds have perched. A dog hides under her rain poncho.
Cheer up, there are sunny skies ahead.

Here’s hoping your sickness blows over (card company not specified)

I remember this card from my childhood. It’s silly and glittery. And what about that “An” instead of “and” on the inside? What’s that about?

Here's hoping your sickness blows over. Color illustration of a man blowing up a balloon, wearing a hat with 5 cents written on a sign on the hat.
....An that you'll soon be on top of the world again! Get well. Color illustration of same man, holding several balloons being lifted through the air above tall buildings.

Vintage Greeting Cards: No occasion

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Along with the birthday cards my mom had were these “just a note” cards.

Hello! (card company not specified)

I like this one and will probably use it someday.

Color illustration of a woman wearing a green dress and talking on an old telephone. Text: Hello!
No special reason or season. No news or gossip 'n' such. Just felt like saying "hello" today. And keeping in touch. color illustration of old fashioned phone with the words "hello! Hello!" coming from the speaker.

Best Wishes (a Sunshine Card)

Best wishes is usually reserved for birthdays but I suppose you can wish someone best wishes on not-their-birthday.

Best Wishes. Illustration of a cart of different colored pansies.
Nothin' new -- And nothin' clever -- Just thinkin' of you. The same as ever!
large purple pansy and bachelors buttons

Just to Say Hello (American Greetings)

This is so 1970s!

Illustration of female in fancy dress looking at herself in a hand mirror
Just to say hello