Birds on snowy bough, Hearty Christmas Wishes, Amesbury, MA, 1906
- Subjects
- BirdsChristmas & Santa
- Card type
- Government postal card
- Date
- c. 1906 (Early)
About this postcard
The illustration shows five small birds, blue-and-yellow tits or chickadees with reddish-breasted robins, clustered on a snow-dusted, broken branch against a pale blue winter sky. The greeting "Hearty Christmas Wishes" appears in decorative Art Nouveau lettering at upper left. Bird-and-bough designs were common on holiday postcards of the period, when German and American lithographers mass-produced Christmas greetings for the mail. By the early 1900s, a Christmas postcard was a cheap and popular way to send holiday wishes across town or country.
Postcard Details
Spa the zuk Street Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Amesbury, MA |
|---|---|
| Condition | Fair |
| Place addressed | Miss Charlotte Hasset, Spa the zuk Street, Amesbury, MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Heavy speckled surface damage and white scuffs across the image; dark blotches at left edge. Pencil name "Wilda C" written at upper right (not a message). Postmark: AMESBURY MASS. DEC 24 6-30P 1906 — undivided back government postal card with printed green 1¢ Franklin indicium and flag machine cancel; light edge/corner wear, faint toning. |
Cite this card
Birds on snowy bough, Hearty Christmas Wishes, Amesbury, MA, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/birds-on-snowy-bough-hearty-christmas-wishes-amesbury-ma-190. Accessed November 2, 2026.