I'm Still Single How are You? Mounted Photo of Very Handsome Couple on Embossed "Private Postcard", Early 20th C. at shore One sees these cut metal

One sees these cut metal figures now and then

Partial clean/minor split to lid underneath label

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The plates

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I'm Still Single How are You? Mounted Photo of Very Handsome Couple on Embossed "Private Postcard", Early 20th C. at shore One sees these cut metalWhat a strikingly handsome couple these two, and what an interesting postcard their portrait a real photo, pasted down, but the mount a pre printed postcard (first decade 1900s I believe; undivided back, 2 cent stamp) with the embossed text reading "I am still single. How are you?" I've found a few other examples of postcard mounts in just the same style as this one with other (mostly silly sorts of) embossed messages; but here, and a good part of why