Ladies in Hats and Men with Large Ears, Fun Pen and Ink 1909 Hand-drawn Postcard hanging vase (The second photo

(The second photo

Swann auctioned a series of Gaylor's watercolors from the 1920s

I had a hunch it might have some value—beyond that of just being a terrific looking cigarette card

surely due to the love and care with which it was made

Ladies in Hats and Men with Large Ears, Fun Pen and Ink 1909 Hand-drawn Postcard hanging vase (The second photoWhat faces, and hats with feathers like wings, and then ears like wings on the men! I love those toothy smiles too. I might guess a portrait of a group of church goers, and they look perhaps ready to burst out in song. No message on the back but it was postmarked March 30, 1909 (with a good cancellation) mailed to Lebanon Kansas, famous for being the geographic center of the 48 contiguous states, currently with a population of 178. 5 1 2" x 3 1 4".