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"COUNTER" CARDS
GREETINGS / HOLIDAY

Size: 4¼" x 6½"
Copyright Date: 1883 (see note, below)
Lithographer: Louis Prang, Boston

"I Congratulate you with all my heart!"
"You have been as God's good angel in our house.
God bless you for it, God reward you for it!"
Prang - "I congratulate you..."
-- image courtesy of Greg Q. ArBuckle               

Reverse(s): Poison In The Cup ('2a')

NOTE: Although this card bears an 1883 copyright date, it's likely that the actual Arbuckle Bros. usage is from sometime later, as the Arbuckle company apparently just overprinted the backs of existing supplies of the cards. In fact, since the card shown above bears the "Poison In The Cup!" affidavit on the back, it clearly must have been issued no earlier than 1888.