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Christmas bell over snowy village scene

Subjects
Christmas & SantaNew Year's
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Christmas bell over snowy village scene, Harlan & Jeane Elmore, MI, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Christmas bell over snowy village scene, Harlan & Jeane Elmore, MI, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A printed greeting card showing a large bell with a ribbon hanging from a pine branch above a snow-covered village of gabled roofs and church domes, with stars in a dark night sky. Below the image a gold-printed German greeting wishes Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

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Frohe Weihnachten UND VIEL GLÜCK IM NEUEN Jahr --- Rohrbacher Str. 8, 6900 Heidelberg
PostmarkedHeidelberg, December 18, 1960
Stamp
Addressed to
Harlan & Jeane Elmore

1937 Scotten Avenue, Detroit 9, Michigan, U.S.A.

FromWest Heidelberg, Biergstrasse 4, Germany

Postcard record

Postmarked, Heidelberg
ConditionGood
Place addressedHarlan & Jeane Elmore, 1937 Scotten Avenue, Detroit, MI
Place sent fromBiergstrasse 4, Heidelberg
Stamp20c George Washington, red
NotesWhite border around the image; halftone-printed illustration with gold-printed greeting text; light brown staining and a dark smudge at upper right; slight edge wear. Postmark: HEIDELBERG 18.12.60 (partly legible). Divided-back German Christmas card, white border, matte halftone print; light staining/toning on back.

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Christmas bell over snowy village scene, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christmas-bell-over-snowy-village-scene. Accessed October 5, 2026.