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Joe D.I am not sure what events would lead to the year difference.
I could only guess that the person held onto the card for a while before deciding to use it postally.
In person... it appears as though it is possible the "P.R. Aug. 25, 1903" on the bottom of the card is in a different pen than the other writing on the card.
Probably no way to know for sure... but possibly the Aug 25 1903 date was the date of the photo-shoot itself (at the Astoria hotel), and the person 'P.R.' was there and lucky enough to have been given a print?
Other information to note
...it was mailed to Paris France... so the postal markings may be from Paris. I am not sure how long a postcard took to go from New York to Paris in 1903?
...it seems to have been mailed to P. Reese. Same initials as on the front of the card - could this person have mailed it to himself?
...funny how the card started in New York (Waldorf Astoria)... was mailed to Paris France... and somehow in the last 100 years found its way back to New York.