“A Bud of Happiness” for Easter – Sardinia, NY (1921)

Mr. Charles C. Bigelow lived in Buffalo, New York.

One suspects that Charles was employed in an office or performed some work requiring a typewriter.

In March of 1921, Charles sent a type-written message to Edwin Miller and his wife in Sardinia, New York.

(It appears that Charles might not know the name of Edwin’s wife as the postcard is addressed to “Edwin Miller & Wife”.)

Sardinia is a town southeast of Buffalo, it encompasses the watersheds of three streams and today boasts significant protected wetlands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardinia,_New_York

The postcard greeting celebrated the arrival of Easter, which must have occurred early in 1921.

The face of the postcard bears original art depicting white lilies covering a shoreline, beneath an overspreading tree.

A verse, entitled “Easter Greetings”, invokes the hope that “some bud of happiness” may open each hour- and that a “perfect flower” will begin to bloom.

(At first, I thought the two, ragged arcs behind the lilies were errant postage marks, but they are part of the design -perhaps, brambles or a representation of Christ’s crown of thorns.)

On the reverse, Mr. Bigelow has typed a greeting of “Happy Easter”.

The short expression comprises the extent of Mr. Bigelow’s message.

(The postage stamp was issued in 1920 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower.)

One hopes that Mr. and Mrs. Miller, and Charles, enjoyed a wonderful Easter.

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