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Offered is a lot of 20 early 20th-century Christmas postcards, with the majority dating from 1912–1914. A great group for the Christmas postcard collector, postcard enthusiast, or collector of vintage holiday ephemera.
Dates Included
- 1912 — 7 postcards
- 1913 — 9 postcards
- 1914 — 1 postcard
- 1924 — 1 postcard
- Undated — 2 postcards
- 20 postcards total
The cards feature a nice variety of early Christmas artwork, including Santa Claus, poinsettias, holly, bells, winter landscapes, Christmas trees, flowers, and illustrated holiday greetings.
Most of the cards appear to have been mailed and postally used, with period stamps, postmarks, handwritten messages, and addresses. The backs provide additional interest for collectors of postal history and early 20th-century correspondence.
The montage in the listing shows the front and back of every postcard included in the lot. Please use the photographs to examine the individual cards, artwork, stamps, postmarks, writing, and condition.
Condition
Condition varies from card to card. These postcards are approximately 100+ years old and show various signs of age and use, including toning, soiling, edge and corner wear, creasing, surface wear, and other age-related imperfections.
Several cards have handwritten messages, addresses, stamps, and postmarks. Some cards show more wear than others.
Please carefully review all photos, as they are an important part of the description and provide a good representation of the condition of each card.
Included
You will receive all 20 postcards shown in the photographs.
A particularly nice group for someone looking to build or add to a collection of early Christmas postcards from the 1910s and 1920s.
