Christmas Greetings. – 1908

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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Christmas Greetings.  115. RB Co.  Boston, Mass. & Germany [signed L.W.]

No post mark.  No Address.

“12/23 ’08  Detroit, Mich.   Dear Friend,  Well seeing that I have not received a post card from you in a long time I will take the liberty of trying to wake you up.  Wishing you a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.  I remain Your Friend, L. [Lee] Weaver & Co.”

A couple of options here.  One, Grandpa never sent the card.  The second is that it was enclosed in an envelope and it made its way to Grandma who did save it and then the card made its way back into the collection.   I would assume this was written by 15 year old Grandpa Lee to 13 year old Grandma Florence.    Grandpa chided Grandma in a number of cards for being tardy in her correspondence.

 

 

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A Merry Christmas – 1908

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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A Merry Christmas.  8139.   Printed in Germany.

Post marked Redford, Mich.  Dec. 23, 1908.  Addressed to Mr. Lee Weaver, 94 Tireman Ave., Detroit, Michigan

“Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.  Stella [Estelle Wright}”

Stella was the  daughter of Marietta Lee Wright, the sister of Grandpa Lee’s mother, Effie.

 

 

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A Merry Christmas …

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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A Merry Christmas.  December 25 Christmas Day. Printed in Germany.

No post mark.  No address.  Text written fully across the back of the card.

“Mr. Lee Weaver,  Dear Nephew, I am thinking of you today because it is Christmas and I wish you happiness, and tomorrow because it will be the day after Christmas, I shall wish you happiness, and so on clear through the year.  I may not be able to tell about it every day because I may be far away; or because both of us may maybe very busy – but it makes no difference, the thought and the wish will be here just the same.  Whatever pay or success comes to you will make me glad.  Without pretense and in plain words good will to you is what I mean.  In the spirit of Christmas.  From Aunt Christeen Rinehart.  {Christiana Weaver Rinehart, sister of Lee’s father, Lemuel Weaver].  Here is your Christmas donation.  ha ha.”

This card is probably from around 1912.  Aunt Teen married Uncle Charlie [Charles Schwartz] on April 16, 1913, so the use of the Rinehart last name means this card predates that marriage.  Grandpa Lee would have just gotten out of Cleary Business College and would be heading off as a 19 year old on his first job which would align with Aunt Teen’s comments. Grandpa was working in Akron, Ohio in early 1913.

 

 

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Christmas Greetings

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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Christmas Greetings.  Printed in Germany.

No post mark.  Addressed to Mr. Lee Weaver, Detroit, Michigan

“I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and many of them.  This is your dear Aunt Christeen [Christiana Weaver Rinehart]”

Another of the embossed cards that really look great but were difficult to write on, and to read what was written.  There was no stamp, so this card made it to Grandpa within some other enclosure.  It probably dates from before 1917 (printed in Germany).  Postage requirements:  Domestic, Cuba, Canal Zone, Hawaii, Mexico, Philippines, Porto Rico: One Cent.  Foreign: Two Cents.

Aunt Teen was Grandpa’s father’s [Lemuel Weaver] sister.

 

 

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A Joyful Christmas

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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A joyful Christmas.  Christmas Series Number 556.  Copyright 1910 A. S. Meeker, N. Y. 

No post mark.  Addressed to Mrs. Effie [Lee] Weaver, Detroit, Michigan.

“Dear Sister, hope you folks are all well and will have a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year.  Rose Fisher [Roseanah Weaver Fisher, Effie’s sister in law].

Postage indicates prior to 1917 — Domestic, Canada, Great Britain, Germany One Cent.  Foreign Two Cents.  The copyright on the card was 1910.  This is one of those cards with raised features to enhance the picture, but make writing on the back very difficult – especially for the fountain pen user.

 

 

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May you join Santa Claus …

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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May you join Santa Claus in having a good time this Christmas.

No post mark.  No address.

“From Mrs. C. M. Grist [Mrs. Charles McKinley Griste — Ethel Koontz, Florence’s sister], Billy Koontz {William Peter Koontz, Florence’s brother], Henry Koontz [Henry Allen Koontz, Florence’s brother], and Mrs. Koontz [Phebie Ann Gardner Koontz, Florence’s mother].   Keep warm and a Mary [sic.] Ex [sic.] is the wish of all.”

Based on the postage requirement, the card dates prior to 1917 or between 1919 – 1951.  Since the from message is written very formally, it implies it is before Grandpa Lee and Grandma Florence were married (1918), but after Aunt Ethel and Uncle Charles were married (1913).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Christmas Greetings – 1909

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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Christmas Greetings. No. 9001 Relief / glait.  No. 9002 Brillant.  Reg. U.S.A. Pat. Off.

No post mark.  [not mailed] Addressed to Mr. Lemuel Weaver, 94 Tireman Ave, Detroit, Michigan.

“12-23-09  Columbus, Ohio.   Dear Brother, I thought I would remind you that we are braving cold weather.  I am at home since Saturday and glad over it for I am not very well.  Hope this will find you well and you will have a prospers [sic.] new year.  Yours, Christeen [Christiana Weaver Rinehart, Lemuel’s older sister]”

Aunt Teen was a fixture in Great Grandpa Weaver’s life and then on until her death in 1934 she was in contact with his widow, Great Grandma Weaver, and his son, Grandpa Lee Weaver.   Grandpa Lee always spoke fondly of Aunt Teen.  I chose this card as the first of the Christmas post cards for the blog since it is one of my favorites in the set.  This is the first day of Advent 2016, 107 years after the card was produced.  It is with this card that I will be closing off the first volume of the printed Blog Book of Grandpa’s post cards.  I will be continuing with the Christmas Card set through Christmas Day and then switch over to the New Years cards.

 

 

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We’re all good friends …

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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114. We’re all good friends on the old farm. (Scenes along the country roads).  A-11208.  E. A. Bishop, Pub., Racine, Wis.  Made in the U.S.A.

No post mark.  No address.

Another in the series of Grandpa’s unused post cards.  Also from the series Scenes along the country roads.  Not sure why these appealed to Grandpa, but they must have.   Dating of the post card based on postage required places it in the 1919-1951 range.

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Come, Bossy”

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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115. “Come, Bossy”  One of our Young Leaders. (Scenes along the country roads)  A-11231  E.A. Bishop, Pub., Racine, Wis. Made in U.S.A.

No post mark.  No address.

Another in Grandpa’s unused cards.  Again, the vintage, based on required postage, is between 1919 and 1951.

 

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Thanksgiving Greetings – 1914

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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Thanksgiving Greetings.  2168.  Printed in Germany.

Post mark not readable.  Addressed to Mr. Lee Weaver, Detroit, 92 Tireman Ave., Mich.

“Corning, O. Nov. 24, 1914   Dear Cousin & All, How is everyone out there I hope all are well.  We are having nice weather here now just at present.  I hope you will forgive me for not answering your letter.  I have been so bad with the Rematics [rheumitics].  Will write some time.  The rest are all well.  Ellora [Weaver]”

Ellora Weaver was the daughter of Lemuel Weaver’s brother Charles Louis Weaver.  She sufffered from rheumatoid arthritis and would travel to Mount Pleasant for treatment at the mineral baths there.   She would always stay with Uncle Lem, Aunt Effie, and  cousin Lee, in route.

Another of the raised image cards from Germany.  Again, the picture looks great, the writing on the back, a bit more challenging.  The addressing on the card is in the order noted above.  The Weaver home on Tireman was a duplex — they owned both 92 and 94 Tireman.  Great Grandma and Grandpa Weaver (Lemuel and Effie) lived in 94.  They rented out 92 except for a period between 1918 and 1929 when Grandpa Lee, Grandma Florence and their daughters lived there prior to moving to the house on Steel.

 

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