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Hello Bill! We love "BILLY POSSUM" his coat is so warm If even we EAT him he'll do us no harm; No more Teddy Bear will we fondle with glee, Billy Possum in future our "Mascot" shall be.

Hello Bill!
We love "BILLY POSSUM" his coat is so warm
If even we EAT him he'll do us no harm;
No more Teddy Bear will we fondle with glee,
Billy Possum in future our "Mascot" shall be.

(English, 1905–1964)
about 1910
Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph and metallic pigment on embossed card stock.
DimensionsVertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2015.8802
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ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)