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# Complete 3-Card Set of Antique Bamforth Postcards - "The Song the Angels Sing"
Up for sale/sale is a beautiful, complete 3-card sequential narrative set of authentic vintage postcards from the early 1900s. Published by the highly collectible firm **Bamforth & Co.** (Holmfirth and New York, Series No. 4535), this "Illustrated Song Series" sets the lyrics of the religious hymn *"The Song the Angels Sing"* to dramatic hand-colored studio photographs.
What makes this lot exceptional is that it is an intact, matching correspondence set. All three cards feature handwritten messages addressed to the same recipient ("Dear Walter") from the same sender ("Annie"). Finding a complete narrative hymn sequence entirely intact with matching correspondence history is highly desirable for collectors.
### The Complete 3-Card Sequential Storyline:
1. **No. 1:** *"I sat at my open window as the sun died down in the west..."* (Features a woman looking out a window with a vision of angels above her)
2. **No. 2:** *"It sent forth its mighty music afar on the wings of time..."* (Features the same woman, with split visions of angels and children at a bedside)
3. **No. 3:** *"And then at the Gates of Heaven I heard a glad world sing..."* (The finale scene showing a figure standing before the golden gates of heaven filled with angels)
### Details & Specifications:
* **Publisher:** Bamforth & Co. (Printed in England / Series No. 4535/1, 4535/2, and 4535/3)
* **Words By Permission Of:** The Frederick Harris Co. (London)
* **Era:** Divided Back Era (Circa 1905–1915)
* **Type:** Hand-colored / hand-tinted photographic lithographs
* **Size:** Standard Antique Postcard (Approx. 5.5" x 3.5")
* **Condition:** Very good antique condition. All three are postally handled with extensive, legible handwritten correspondence on the reverse sides addressed to "Dear Walter" from "Annie". Light corner and edge wear typical for cards that went through the early 20th-century postal system. No major creases or tears. The front colors remain clear and bright. Please inspect the high-resolution photos carefully for exact condition details.
A wonderful find for advanced collectors of Bamforth song cards, religious ephemera, or complete sequential postcard narratives with intact postal history.
