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A Joyful Christmas To Ida Thorstensen

Divided Back, embossed postcard. Postmarked December 24, 1914 from Brooklyn, N.Y., Station G. Series 347. Price:  $7.00 A small insert of Santa in his sleigh. He’s looking over his shoulder at us, surrounded by a spray of holly and berries….Read More…

A Very Merry And A Bright And Happy

Christmas Card, circa 1920s – 1930s. Made in U.S.A. Price:  $4.00        Size:  4 and 15/16 x 3 and 1/2″ “To wish you a very Merry Christmas and a bright and Happy New Year” Signed,  “Emma & Will.” Lots…Read More…

Merry Christmas To One And All

Christmas card, circa 1920s – 1930s. Price:  $5.00           Size:  4 and 7/16 x 3 and 7/16″ On the reverse,  “From Bessie & Dickey. To the Jones family.” Let’s see….in researching all the Joneses on the census records…Read More…

Greetings And Heaps Of Good Luck

Christmas card, publisher and date unknown. Circa 1900s – 1930s. Price:  $4.00       Size:  About 3 and 1/4 x 4 and 1/4″ In looking up Christmas pudding images we linked to a lovely website (one of many, for sure, but we…Read More…

Merry Christmas To Maude Bryan

Divided back, embossed postcard. Postmarked December 18, 1912 from Mason City, Iowa. Printed in Germany. Price:  $4.00 Merry May Thy Christmas Be A small basket overflowing with holly….card addressed to  “Miss Maude Bryan, Waterville, Kans.”  Signed,  “Merry Xmas – Vera.”…Read More…

To Lena From Sophia B. Freeman

Divided back, embossed, unused postcard. “Christmas” Series – Postcard No. 207. Printed in Germany. Circa early to mid-1910s. Price:  $5.00 “To = Lena Davis.   From = Sophia B. Freeman. Handsworth, Sask.” Re-visiting our friend, Lena…..it’s been a while, but here’s…Read More…

Holiday Ice Skaters

Christmas card, circa 1900s – 1910s. Publisher unknown.  Price:  $7.00       Size:  About 3 and 1/2 x 3 and 5/8 Greeting! Funny they left off the “s.” A charming card, though, done in browns and gold with red and green accents,…Read More…

A Jolly Christmas To All

Divided back, embossed postcard. Postmarked December 1910 from New York. Price:  $10.00 Hello, Santa! A lovely rendition of Santa Claus wishing all a Jolly Christmas. In the background some holly decorating a rectangular tableau of a small house in winter…Read More…

An Alpine Christmas

Divided back, embossed, unused postcard, dated December 25, 1907. Price:  $7.00 Merry Christmas…. “Dec. 25-07. Dear Cousin. I received yor pretty Christmas greeting we are having an easy time shut down last night until Jan 2-d. I found funston St….Read More…

I Hope You’re Happy, Too.

Divided back postcard. Postmarked December 22, 1920, Oakland, California. Series or number 425A. Price:  $8.00 “I Hope You’re Happy Too I feel so fine and Christmassy And generally good, I want to share the feeling As a good friend rightly…Read More…