Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Illustrated Encouragement Greeting Card Featuring Jonah & Noah [Mid-Century Cartoon Theology, Humor, Recovery Message]

'You Can’t Keep a Good One Down' — Faith, Humor, and Hope in a Single Card

Mid-century illustrated encouragement card combining biblical narrative with lighthearted cartoon humor, using the stories of Jonah and Noah to convey resilience and recovery. Issued by Hallmark during the postwar period, the card reflects a transitional moment when religious themes were presented in accessible, humorous visual language for everyday use.

Physical Description: Single-sheet greeting card, folded twice to form multiple illustrated panels, color offset lithography, interior signed in period ink, manufacturer’s Hallmark imprint at rear, unfolded dimensions approximately standard greeting-card size

Condition: Paper sound and complete, folds intact, light age toning, minor edge and fold wear consistent with handling, illustrations bright and legible, rear panel inscription present. Mid-century Hallmark folded card.

Illustrated narrative Hallmark cards from the 1940s with overt biblical humor survive less frequently than floral or sentiment-only examples, especially in complete, cleanly folded condition.

Produced during a period when American greeting cards increasingly addressed emotional resilience following the Second World War, this example reflects Hallmark’s role in shaping mainstream religious and moral messaging for domestic life. No film or media tie-in applies.

Subjects: Religious Humor, Biblical Imagery, Jonah and the Whale, Noah’s Ark, Encouragement Messages, Postwar American Culture, Ephemera, Greeting Cards, Mid-Century Illustration.

Item #21419

Price: $14.95