Here’s a 1920 postcard whose caption translates as “Warm New Year Greetings!” It shows an illustration of two adorable little girls, dressed for winter; the older girl carries a basket of holly on one arm. We see part of a…Read More…
Category: Postcards
Dr. W. Derby’s Croup Mixture
Undivided back, unused, artist-signed postcard. Circa 1906. Artist: Stauter. Publisher unknown. Price: $20.00 “Wet feet, cold hands, Dr. W. Derby’s Croup Mixture, Eaton Rapids, Mich.” is printed at the bottom of this artist-signed postcard showing merriment in winter – elves…Read More…
New Year Moon
Divided back, embossed, used postcard. Outgoing postmark January 5, 1908 from Red Bluff, California. Incoming postmark January 6, 1908 in Stockton, California. Publisher: The International Postal Card Company, Chicago. Price: $10.00 Running a little behind with getting posts up, so…Read More…
No Idle Story
“This is no idle story, Which now I sing to you, In a sudden blaze of glory Your ship will come to you. This year she’s coming to you, From out the Golden West, And heavily she’s laden With all…Read More…
Ring In The New
“Ring out the old Ring in the new, With greetings gay and wishes true! Once more the joyous season is here To wish you a prosperous, Happy New Year.” Here’s a lovely card in the Lena Davis Collection, showing the…Read More…
To Ethel From Annie
Divided back, embossed, used postcard. Postmarked December 31, 1908 from San Francisco, California. Printed in Germany. Publisher unknown. Price: $5.00 “A Happy New Year” is the caption on this 1908 postcard printed in Germany. It shows a pink rose and…Read More…
Another For Alma Johnson
“With songs so gay let’s greet the Year, That Time will stay his flight to hear.” I had almost forgotten that I had another one addressed to Alma. The street is spelled correctly on this one but the year of…Read More…
January 1st Greetings
I’m always amazed at how the senders were generally so on time with their holiday greetings. (This from one who is usually late in sending hers.) This one is stunning, and rather out of the ordinary, showing a beautiful design…Read More…
God Jul!
Well, it’s two days after Christmas but it’s still the holiday season. Here’s a vintage Whitney Made postcard in Swedish showing (after the phrase God Jul! – Merry Christmas!) the verse from a song, along with a Christmas tree and…Read More…
Merry Christmas To Grace Baldwin From Irene Ockerson
Here’s an absolutely wonderful Christmas postcard from 1906 that has a good luck theme. It’s not the first that we’ve encountered having what would today seem to be the unlikely combination of yuletide and luck: Here’s another great example. Anyway,…Read More…