1885 Antique German Illustrated Newspaper Magazine Original 19th Century Germany For Sale

Antique German Victorian religious greeting card dated 1885 featuring a beautiful Sacred Heart design.The front features an elaborate chromolithographic-style image of the Sacred Heart surrounded by roses and flowers, together with ornate embossed floral decoration and the German greeting “Meinen herzlichsten Glückwunsch.”The interior contains multiple pages of original handwritten German script. The writing is dated December 23, 1885, providing excellent period documentation and making this much more interesting than an unused Victorian greeting card.The card retains its decorative embossed borders and elaborate late-19th-century design.CONDITION: This example has significant age-related condition issues and is being sold as-is. There are tears/splits, including substantial tearing along the folds and edges, corner and edge wear, creasing, staining, discoloration/toning and general handling wear. The back also shows staining and damage.Despite the deterioration, the illustrated Sacred Heart panel remains attractive and the extensive original 1885 handwriting survives.Please examine all photographs carefully, as they are an important part of the condition description.Original antique item — NOT a reproduction.A beautiful surviving piece of 1885 German Victorian religious ephemera, especially interesting for collectors of Sacred Heart imagery, antique greeting cards, German ephemera and Victorian religious material.Buyer will receive the exact original antique item pictured.