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Chickadees and robins on a snowy branch, "Hearty Christmas Wishes," circa 1910

Subjects
BirdsChristmas & Santa
Card type
Government postal card
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of Chickadees and robins on a snowy branch, "Hearty Christmas Wishes," circa 1910, Charlotte Havset, MA, USA, c. 1902 postal card postcard
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Back of Chickadees and robins on a snowy branch, "Hearty Christmas Wishes," circa 1910, Charlotte Havset, MA, USA, c. 1902 postal card postcard
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About this postcard

A chromolithographed Christmas greeting shows five small birds — blue-and-yellow tits or chickadees and reddish-breasted robins — clustered on a snow-dusted, broken branch against a pale blue winter sky. The greeting "Hearty Christmas Wishes" is printed in decorative Art Nouveau lettering at upper left. Such bird-and-bough designs were a staple of the golden age of holiday postcards, when German and American lithographers mass-produced millions of greetings for the Christmas mails.

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Hearty Christmas Wishes --- Postal Card THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1706 FRANKLIN 1906 POSTAGE ONE CENT
PostmarkedAmesbury, MA, December 6, 1906
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Havset

Sparhawk Street, Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Amesbury, MA
ConditionFair
Place addressedCharlotte Havset, Sparhawk Street, Amesbury, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated on all sides
NotesHeavy 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 6 6-30 1906 — undivided back government postal card with printed green 1¢ Franklin indicium and flag machine cancel; light edge/corner wear, faint toning.

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Chickadees and robins on a snowy branch, "Hearty Christmas Wishes," circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/chickadees-and-robins-on-a-snowy-branch-hearty-christmas-wis. Accessed October 25, 2026.