• Vintage Paula Company humor postcard, c. 1965–1975. “I’m Not Hard of Hearing — I’m Ignoring You.” Light back discoloration.
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Mid‑Century Paula Company Mid-Century Humor Postcard – “I’m Ignoring You”

Mid‑Century Paula Company Mid-Century Humor Postcard – “I’m Ignoring You”

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AT A GLANCE

Title:
“I’m Ignoring You"
Publisher:
The Paula Company, Cincinnati Ohio
Type:
Standard Size Postcard (3 ½” x 5 ½”)
Subject:
Humorous postcard
Style:
Novelty ephemera
Era:
Mid-Century Modern (1945- 1970)
Circa:
1965 - 1970
Print type:
Offset Lithograph (Humor / Novelty)
Condition:
Very good-excellent (VG-EX)
Color:
Black & white
Postcard:
Chrome
Location:
Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Postmark:
Unposted | Unused
Notes:
Plain chrome‑era layout, no ZIP code, vertical imprint

Low stock: 1 left

Mid‑century humor postcard published by The Paula Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, featuring the bold, deadpan message: “I’m Not Hard of Hearing — I’m Ignoring You.” Produced during the height of the 1960s–1970s novelty‑postcard boom, this card reflects the era’s roadside‑gift‑shop humor and the minimalist design style Paula used throughout its chrome‑era catalog. The clean white background, contrasting typefaces, and simple black border are characteristic of Paula’s offset‑printed humor line sold in gas stations, tourist shops, and Stuckey’s‑style highway stops.

The back shows the vertical Paula Company imprint and a plain “PLACE STAMP HERE” box — a layout used from the mid‑1960s through the mid‑1970s, before ZIP‑code adoption became standard on postcard backs. Printed on smooth chrome‑era cardstock with crisp black ink.

A classic example of mid‑century American novelty ephemera. Light discoloration on the back noted; image side clean. Ships in an archival postcard sleeve.

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