1903 Cupid at Tail-O-Phone Donkey Pun Humorous Vintage Postcard UDB

About This Postcard

This antique humorous postcard, titled Cupid at the Tail-O-Phone, features a whimsical pun on the then-modern telephone. The artwork depicts a Victorian-era woman in a pink dress holding a donkey's tail while a winged Cupid figure listens at the donkey's ear. This playful "burro" pun was a popular theme for Western-themed comic cards at the turn of the century. The image is an embossed print, meaning the figures are physically raised from the surface of the card, providing a three-dimensional texture.

Details

Era: Undivided Back (1903)
City: Not Stated
Country: United States
Topic: Humorous Puns, Donkey and Burro Themes, Telephone Puns, Victorian Comedy, Cupid and Mythology.
Condition: Unposted / Uncirculated (Note: Minor corner bumping and slight surface wear on back)
Address Side: Undivided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Not Stated
Publisher: H. H. Tammen (Series No. 159)
Printer: Likely American
Print Type: Embossed Color Lithograph

Additional Information

The front of the card features a 1903 copyright by H. H. Tammen, a well-known Denver-based publisher famous for Western curios and novelty postcards. The back shows the reverse of the embossed design and contains the standard undivided layout with the blue text "This side is exclusively for the address." The postage rates of one cent for domestic and two cents for foreign delivery are clearly marked in the stamp box. This design is characteristic of the early 1900s before the United States postal service allowed for divided backs with message areas.

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