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Category: Holidays

Old-Fashioned Christmas Happiness

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked December 18, 1923 from Los Angeles, California. Made in the U.S.A. Series 1016 D. Publisher unknown. Merry Christmas…. “Old-fashioned Christmas happiness Is what I’m wishing you And a host of good and loyal friends To…Read More…

Fortune Bright, Friendship True

Divided back, artist-signed, embossed, used postcard. Postmarked December 22, 1916 from Sacramento, California. Artist:  Ellen H. Clapsaddle. Publisher:  International Art Publishing Co. Series 104-3. Price:  $12.00 Best Christmas Wishes… “Fortune bright and friendship true, Bless this Christmas-time for you.” A…Read More…

$1K For Christmas

Divided back, embossed, used postcard. Postmarked from Fresno, California, December 22, 1914. Santa Claus Series No. 2. Publisher unknown. Price:  $10.00 “Christmas Greetings and Joys.” Addressed to:   “Mrs. J M Ellison, Sacramento, California, General Delivery” “Dear Mrs. Elison, have thought…Read More…

Richest Gifts Of Christmas

Divided back, unused, embossed postcard. Series 209. Printed in Germany. Publisher and printer unknown. Circa 1907 – 1914. Price:  $4.00 From our Ethel Main Collection, this card has a trade mark logo of either publisher or printer (or both) that…Read More…

A Coaching Christmas

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked from Lodi, California, December 22, 1921. Publisher unknown. S02 – 6. Des. (design) Xmas. Price:  $6.00 We’ll start off Christmas this year with a 1921 postcard from the Alice Ellison Collection showing a stagecoach with…Read More…

Easter Chick For Lily V. Herrling

“Easter Greetings” Here’s one more official Easter postcard for this year and it’s of another chick, so adorable, wearing her little shell hat with pussy willow decoration, and carrying a little bouquet. The sender writes: “April 4, 1914. Fort Pierre…Read More…

Easter Joys Be Thine

Divided back, embossed, used postcard. Postmarked in Homer, New York on March 27th, year not readable. Publisher unknown. Series or number 155. Circa 1910. Price:  $15.00 This is a really cute one. A chick (chicks are ruling this Easter) in…Read More…

Compliments Of Your Bro, M. M. Miller

Divided back, embossed, used postcard. Postmarked March 25, 1912 from McDowell, West Virginia. Publisher unknown. Series or number B53. Price:  $5.00 “A Happy Easter” A beautiful postcard of – I think these are supposed to be – Easter Lilies along…Read More…

Happy Easter From Uncle M. M. Miller

Three Easter chicks and flowers, in a basket that has a nice sunshade of a leaf with a pussy willow border. So cute! This card and the next one to follow, were sent by the same person, for the same…Read More…

A Glad Eastertide

Divided back, unused postcard. Publisher unknown. Series 1168 B. Circa 1923 – 1928. Price:  $5.00 “In Easter Blessings you may share, And peace be yours Beyond compare.” A beautiful Easter card in the Alice Ellison Collection of a green cross…Read More…