This humorous postcard was exchanged between family members – perhaps a man and his wife.

Mrs. Anna Carlson received the postcard from Robert Carlson.

The joke relies on the slang meaning of “full” – to mean tipsy or inebriated.

(This slang reference is less common today -and is probably related to German or Scandinavian idioms.)

The face of the postcard is a framed motto, the words appearing within an Art Nouveau border of floral designs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau

The motto reads:

“You remind me of the

Silvery Moon, Dear,

But the moon gets full

But once a month.”

Unfortunately, we do not know anything about the personal history of the correspondents or of the circumstances related to the postcard.

One hopes that the intention behind the presentation was entirely humorous.

It seems that Mrs. Carlson appreciated the joke, as the postcard was preserved in very good condition throughout her life.

I would have suggested a date for the printing as 1914-1916, but one of the dealers in old paper who previously sold the postcard inscribed “1912” in the space for the postage stamp.

That date might reflect information I do not have related to the publisher or the provenance of the postcard – so I have adopted it.