Miss Josephine Palmer lived in Buckingham, a township in Bucks County of southeast Pennsylvania.
This area, east of Doylestown and near the Delaware River, was inhabited early in the Colonial Era and maintains many historic properties.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Township,_Bucks_County,_Pennsylvania
In a year near 1910, Miss Palmer received a New Year postcard from her niece, Marion.
(“Marion” is gender-neutral, reflecting either a derivation from the masculine Roman “Marius” or the feminine Hebrew and French “Mary”.
Since the 19th century, however, the name in English-speaking countries is usually feminine.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_(given_name)
The postcard was not mailed, suggesting that it was hand-delivered or sent by an intermediary.
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The face of the postcard is divided by a wide, gold ribbon.
Above, a trio of yellow roses are finely drawn.
Below, a medallion drawing of a lone figure standing in a winter landscape – snow covers a windmill and a rustic cottage in the distance.
There is no attribution to a postcard artist.
Upon the gold ribbon is a printed greeting in ornate script:
“New Year Wishes”
The lovely postcard was “Printed in Germany”.
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On the reverse, Marion has written:
“To Aunt Josie from Marion” and “Wishing you a Happy New Year”.
Aunt Josie preserved the New Year greeting throughout her life.
One hopes that Marion and her aunt maintained a postcard correspondence for many years.
