Vintage 1912 Nellie & Fannie Girls Portrait RPPC Real Photo Postcard Kansas USA For Sale

Brand/Publisher: Unbranded American real photo postcard on standard cardboard postcard stock with divided back layout and printed POST CARD heading.

Item: Vintage 1912 Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) standard-size portrait featuring two Kansas girls identified in handwriting on the reverse as Nellie, age 16, and Fannie, age 13.

Front image: Vertical sepia studio portrait showing two teenage girls standing side by side in light high-necked dresses with three-quarter sleeves, lace and eyelet trim, dark stockings, and ankle-strap shoes, posed against a painted outdoor backdrop with trees, clouds, and a rustic wooden gate at the left.

Back details: Divided back reverse printed POST CARD across the top center with a vertical line separating the correspondence and address panels, left side bearing handwritten note \"Age 16 Nellie\" and \"Age 13 Fannie\", right side addressed to Mrs. L. E. St John, Homewood, Kans., with an earlier town name \"Marion\" crossed out, affixed green U.S. POSTAGE ONE CENT Washington stamp at upper right, and black circular PAWNEE ROCK KANS. JUL 3 1912 postal cancellation.

Era/Type/Subject: Authentic 1912 divided back Real Photo era original American RPPC postcard, subject two young women portrait, people and social history, Kansas, United States; Actual Measurements: Approx. 3.5\" x 5.5\" (inches) and unit of sale is one single postcard as shown.

Condition: Front real photo image side shows two-girl studio portrait with light overall handling wear including faint surface rubbing, scattered small soil specks, general age toning, and several darker spots near the lower skirts and left foreground. Corners and edges display mild rounding, slight edge wear, a tiny surface nick along the upper edge, and a small abrasion near the lower left border, while the postcard cardstock remains flat and structurally sound without creases or tears. Reverse divided-back side has even age toning with a light circular stain near the left side, a few small soil marks toward the lower edge, and a small pencil price notation near the upper right corner, postally used with intact green 1 cent Washington stamp, Pawnee Rock Kansas 1912 cancellations, and full handwritten ages, names, and address.

• Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
• Material: Cardboard