Postcard c1900 - 'Now be good, and if you can't be good be careful'

Colorized Photo postcard; Series #1204; Printed in England, Samforth & Co. Carefully handled; expected light age-toning; brief pencil message on the rear; unposted.

This colorized photo postcard, printed in England by Samforth & Co., is part of Series #1204 and dates to circa 1900. 

The card depicts a charming and playful scene accompanied by the humorous caption: ‘Now be good, and if you can't be good be careful.”’It exemplifies the early 20th-century tradition of colorized photography postcards, blending humor, domestic sentiment, and visual appeal. Samforth & Co., a prominent British postcard publisher, was known for producing high-quality, colorized photographic cards popular among collectors of the period. 

This postcard represents both humor ephemera and collectible photo illustration, providing insight into social attitudes, visual style, and postcard culture at the turn of the century.

Subjects: Domestic humor, Playful admonitions, Early photography, Collectible British postcards, Colorized photo postcards, Humor postcards, Early 20th-century ephemera

Item #20902

Price: $8.00