Retro Greeting Card Appraisal

Vintage Humorous Get Well Greeting Card Featuring a Nurse Illustration

This is a vintage mid-20th-century 'Get Well' greeting card, likely dating from the 1940s or 1950s based on the artistic style. The card is made of upright rectangular cardstock with a matte finish. The illustration features a stylized, wide-eyed nurse with vibrant red hair, wearing a short white uniform and cap, holding out a green coat and hat. In the background, a patient is depicted in a brass-style bed under a light blue blanket. The text 'GET WELL!' is printed in a black brush-script font at the top right, while the bottom right contains the phrase 'HERE'S YOUR coat AND HERE'S YOUR hat...' in a combination of red sans-serif and black cursive typography. The color palette consists of primary reds and blues against a creamy off-white background with yellow wash-style shading under the bed. The condition appears fair to good; there is visible edge wear, slight softening of the corners, and a noticeable shadow or slight discoloration across the top portion of the card. No specific maker's mark is visible on the front, but the pin-up influenced 'cheesecake' aesthetic is characteristic of American greeting card companies of that era, such as Hallmark or American Greetings. The printing displays high-quality lithographic detail typical of period ephemera.