Antique "Leap Year" Postcards

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History of Leap Year: how a modification to the calendar system we use required the periodic introduction of an additional day in the calendar.

On this special day, learn a little bit about it and see if there is a connection on your family tree. Here are 6 traditions associated with Leap Year and Leap Day.

The postcards, which date from the early 1900s when it was deemed improper for women to propose, all feature undesirable women desperate to snare a husband on the only day they were traditionally allowed - tomorrow!

Postcard: Leap Year - cartoon of women leaping into the water to join man already in the water

"Leap year" marriage proposals, where by custom women propose to men, have actually reduced women's power in courtships, new research says.

About This Piece This product is reproduced from a publication advertisement or vintage print In an effort to maintain the artistic accuracy of the original image this final product has not been retouched Product Details The Print This giclée print delivers a vivid image with maximum color accuracy and exceptional resolution. The standard for museums and galleries around the world, giclée is a printing process where millions of ink droplets are “sprayed” onto high-quality paper. With the…

An antiquated tradition encourages women to propose to men on Feb. 29.

PC-2335. An Excellent Leap Year, or Sadie Hawkins Day comic Post Card depicting the 1908 Leap Year in the West. Card has a DB-UNU with writing on the back, and in Excellent condition. Buyer pays 1.95 S H for U.S. delivery 1st Class Mail. FOREIG...

"Leap Year 1908. Be my chauffeur on the auto of life. D. P. Crane, '08." Leap Year postcards (above and below) from a 1908 series by illustrator Donn P. Crane .

Postcard: Leap Year Courtship - Woman Holding Fat Man on Lap

In the roundly panned 2010 romantic comedy Leap Year, Amy Adams decides to travel to Ireland to propose to her boyfriend on Feb. 29, since—according to ...

The postcards, which date from the early 1900s when it was deemed improper for women to propose, all feature undesirable women desperate to snare a husband on the only day they were traditionally allowed - tomorrow!

1908 Girl in Hat August Leap Year PostcardHas a rub on side from a scrapbook (see pic) - unused, small wear on edges and cornersH August signed