A rosy-cheeked child dressed in a red Santa suit with white fur trim runs across the snow, clutching a bundle of newspapers whose mastheads read "EXTRA"; a sprig of holly peeks from behind the shoulder. The printed greeting below reads "EXTRA! EXTRA!! MERRY CHRISTMAS," playing on the newsboy cry. Such illustrated Santa and child holiday cards were a staple of the early 20th-century Christmas postcard boom, when millions were mailed each December.
Postcard Details
Message · English
CORRESPONDENCE
My dear aunt Mildred[?]
Dear Aunt ~~Mabel~~ Miss Mabel
I hope you will
have a Merry
112626 26[?]
Christmas. I
went to town Saturday
and I
had one of my teeth fixed
From Truman
Iowa
White border around the picture; light soiling and edge wear, small stain near left edge; printed on textured card stock.
No postmark — card appears unmailed. Divided-back "Post Card" with laurel-wreath design and "Whitney Made Worcester Mass." imprint; stamp box reads "DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS". The "1126 26th" in the address area is a street number, not a date. Light soiling, corner/edge wear, small stain at right edge. Address originally began "Mrs. Prof. Bri..."; struck through and rewritten as "Miss Mabel Bristol".
Cite this card
Child Santa newsboy with "Extra" newspapers, Merry Christmas, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/child-santa-newsboy-with-extra-newspapers-merry-christmas-ci. Accessed November 13, 2026.
