Mr. Delford Fisher lived in Red Bank, a borough on the Navesink River in Monmouth County of east-central New Jersey.
The indigenous Lenape people in this area traded with early Dutch and the English communities, and began selling land to English settlers in the mid-17th century.
The borough grew to become an important commuter town for New York City.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bank,_New_Jersey
In July of 1910, Delford received a postcard from someone with the initials, F L.
The postcard was mailed from Long Branch, a beachside city in Monmouth County that has a long history as a resort.
In the late 19th and early 20th century many Presidents and historical figures vacationed in Long Branch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Branch,_New_Jersey
(President James Garfield died in Long Branch, where he had been transported in an attempt to aid his recovery from an assassin’s bullet.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_James_A._Garfield
Red Bank is a bit more than 6 miles northwest of Long Branch.
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The face of the postcard is a hand-colored photograph of a young couple snuggled together at the base of a large tree,
The beau, wearing a dark suit and a bow tie, holds the maiden close to him by an arm around her shoulder.
The young woman, in a printed jumper and long-sleeved white blouse, holds the free hand of the young man.
Beyond the reclining couple, an unpopulated and untended landscape stretches into the distance.
Beneath the loving pair, a printed message declares “With my fondest love”
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On the reverse, the message begins without a greeting.
Delford learns, “Arrived in L. B. Saturday evening”.
The writer is “Staying with Mrs. H.”
On Friday evening, “we will be in R.B.”
The message closes with an invitation: “If you happen to be in town, would like to see you”.
The terse style of the message somewhat belies the warm sentiment on the face of the postcard.
One hopes that Delford was pleased to receive the invitation and that he accepted the invitation to meet his correspondent.
