A holiday still life of two tall orange tapers burning among evergreen sprigs, brown pine cones, a large red poinsettia and a looped gold cord, with a pale blossom at lower left, photographed against a warm mottled background. No text is printed on the picture side; the back carries a printed German greeting, "Frohe Weihnachten und alles Gute im neuen Jahr."
Postcard Details
Message · German
Schon[?] wieder ein Jahr zu Ende und wir haben
nicht geschrieben. Ein Glück, dass dieses Jahr
nach 4 Jahren endlich [illegible] werden
Sie[?] [illegible] in die Gewerkschaft[?] zusammen[?]
Jetzt ist November und [illegible]
Wünschen Euch ein recht frohes, gesundes Neujahr.
Grüßt bitte auch unsere [illegible]
Herzliche Grüße [illegible] und Bella
Senden herzliche Glückwünsche Eure Tilli
Translation
Already[?] another year is over and we have
not written. What luck that this year,
after 4 years, finally [illegible] will
you[?] [illegible] into the trade union[?] together[?]
Now it is November and [illegible]
We wish you a very happy, healthy New Year.
Please also greet our [illegible]
Warm greetings [illegible] and Bella
Sending warm best wishes, your Tilli
Glossy color-photo (chrome-era) surface; no printed text on picture side; printed greeting on message side: "FROHE WEIHNACHTEN UND ALLES GUTE IM NEUEN JAHR"; light edge and corner wear, small nick at top edge. Postmark: DA[illegible] 15 b. DDR 10 Pf stamp; divided back; glossy color photo card; light edge wear.
Cite this card
Christmas arrangement with two lit candles and poinsettia, Berlin, Germany, circa 1960s, postcard, c. 1950. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christmas-arrangement-with-two-lit-candles-and-poinsettia-be. Accessed November 3, 2026.
