Miss Laura Good lived in Gap, the historic community that grew up around a pass through Mine Ridge in eastern Lancaster County.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap,_Pennsylvania
In other postcard stories, we have noted how William Penn once viewed this place, and how the first turnpike and the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad passed through the community.
Sometime around 1905. Miss Good received a postcard from her cousin.
Although the cousin inscribed a message on the face, the inscription lacks a name.
The postcard was mailed, but does not have a postmark stamp – so it is not clear how far the postcard traveled.
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The face of the postcard is a montage of images related to Ireland.
In the center are crossed flagstaffs of a United States flag and an Irish banner – Ireland did not gain independence until 1921.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland
A large shamrock unites the patriotic drapery, and a garland of shamrocks surrounds the base of the drawing.
Above, an Irish harp is seen.
There is no publisher’s mark, but I am confident that the postcard was printed in the United States.
Beneath the images is the written message:
“Thanks for your pretty postal and congratulations”
It is signed, “From a cousin”.
This phrasing is ambiguous – I think Laura is being thanked for her postcard and for congratulations she offered, but it could be that Laura is being congratulated for some milestone or achievement.
To honor St. Patrick’s Day, I am posting this before the genealogical research is complete.
Because of the Irish tributes on the face, I assume that the postcard was mailed in March.
Laura seems to have enjoyed the colorful greeting as she preserved it in very good condition throughout her life.
