Just Lie Back...

A fairly common set-up, no doubt inspired by film, involves the woman lying back on a fancy sofa or chair while the man romances her. 

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A Willy and Aline card. 

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The Geometric Backdrop

Around 1931, Art Deco hit these postcards. Creators experimented with Art Deco-inspired frames, and, more often, backdrops painted with striking geometric designs. I've already shared one stunning example; here are several more. All are also metallic. 

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Incidentally, though this postcard is French, made by PC Paris, it has been printed with a Dutch greeting, and mailed in the Netherlands. To make things even more interesting, it was sent in 1943. 

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Letters

A very sweet (and stunning) pair of postcards evoking love through letters. 

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Coastal Romance

Around 1931, the makers of these postcards decided that really nowhere was more romantic than a rocky coast:

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(great shoes, eh?)

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Poisson D'Avril

In France, April Fool's Day has long been associated with fish. Why? Apparently "the origins are unclear." Darn! Well, for whatever reason, a fish it is. Back in the days of the postcard craze, April 1st cards were common, almost always using fish as a central motif-- people holding fish, fish personified (I recently saw a postcard of two fish pushing a baby fish in a stroller), fish as random parts of the design. These postcards did it too. 

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