Ladies in Hats and Men with Large Ears, Fun Pen and Ink 1909 Hand-drawn Postcard hanging vase surely due to the love

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

but it feels all of a piece

and still sturdy as heck

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

(The second photo

Ladies in Hats and Men with Large Ears, Fun Pen and Ink 1909 Hand-drawn Postcard hanging vase surely due to the loveWhat 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".