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Category: Holidays

To Ella From Ed

Divided back, artist-signed, used postcard. Postmarked December 23rd, year unknown. Circa 1915 – 1916 or 1919 – 1921. Publisher:  Stecher Lithograph Company, Rochester, New York. Series 726F. Price:  $15.00 “Merry Christmas Your Christmas be a happy one Bestowing for your…Read More…

Merry Christmas To Mrs. Louise Franzel

This is an intriguing postcard:  The sender wrote her message in German in very small writing, starting at the top of the bell, and continuing on all of the holly leaves. I think the message needs to be translated by…Read More…

A Christmas Wish

Divided back, artist-signed, used postcard, embossed border. Artist and publisher unknown. Postmarked December 16th, year unknown. Sent from Dover, Massachusetts? Circa 1910 – 1920. Price:  $15.00 “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Your Pockets full of Money and…Read More…

Tennis Lovers Christmas Card

Christmas card of heavier cardboard, and rounded edges. Missing right bottom corner. Artist and date unknown. Circa 1890s – 1910.  Size:  About 6 x 4 and 1/2.” Price:  $6.00 “May Christmas Joys be Scattered round Thy head.” Here’s an unlikely…Read More…

Best Wishes From Mr. & Mrs. Charles Jarchow

“With best wishes for your happiness during Christmas and thru the New Year.” Signed  “Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Jarchow.” Well, here is an absolutely heavenly card!  It was done in colors of gold, black, red and white on off-white. It’s…Read More…

Christmas Greetings From Mrs. Graham

       Christmas Greetings “To-day across the winding miles This card is flying fast. To wish you matchless Christmas  joys, And a new year unsurpassed!” I’m becoming fascinated with seasonal cards that don’t have any of the traditional images. Do we…Read More…

Thanksgiving Greetings

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Here’s a beautiful postcard showing a design of two turkeys on a little path out in the country. (Well, with scrutiny, the turkey in the background is just next to the path.) I like the stand…Read More…

Stein 4th Of July Float

Undivided back, Real Photo Postcard. Circa 1902 – 1906. Price:  $20.00 “Dear Uncle Walter, Your postals I received. Many thanks for same but sorry to say I lost the postal card Saturday of you. send me one again. be so…Read More…

Bunnies In The Backyard

Divided back, lightly embossed, used postcard. Postmarked March 24, 1910 from Axtell, Nebraska. Publisher unknown. Price:  $4.00 “Axtell Nebr., Mar. 24, ’10 – Dear cousin Ida. How are you by this time we are all well hope this will reach…Read More…

Welcome Easter Morning

We welcome Easter morning today, just as this postcard did 101 years ago. This card is from an unknown publisher who appears to be the very same unknown publisher for the post entitled Easter Greetings To Uncle Dewey.  Anyway, this is…Read More…