Vintage Halloween Fortune Teller Witch Card | Early 1900s

Much like a modern witness protection program, this card presents the witch from behind, her crimson-caped figure holding playing cards in one hand and what appears to be a small scroll in the other, while a black cat perches beside her and a smiling full moon looms overhead like a disappointed parent. A pumpkin decorated with a playing card featuring a heart sits below, framed by Art Nouveau ivy and golden scrollwork so aggressively ornate it's practically filing a restraining order. The verse helpfully explains that while cards can predict your destiny, sharing an apple with a 'fancy free' heart at Halloween midnight guarantees marriage — a romantic bargain that sounds less like courtship and more like a binding legal contract drafted by a witch. The fact that we never see her face is doing a LOT of heavy lifting here, suggesting this postcard's intended message was either 'Happy Halloween' or 'I know where you live.'