Christmas greeting card with holly and inset winter cottage scene, circa 1908
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A gold-embossed Christmas greeting surrounds a small inset winter scene of a snow-covered cottage and bare trees beside a stream, framed by sprays of holly with red berries and red ribbon. The greeting reads "A Joyous Christmastide" in gold script at the bottom. Holly, evergreens and snowy rural cottages were standard motifs of early twentieth-century Christmas postcards, a genre that exploded in popularity after the private mailing card act of 1898 opened the US market to inexpensive holiday greetings.
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Postcard record
| Series | SERIES A. No. 10. |
|---|---|
| Condition | Very good |
| Notes | Heavy gold embossing with vertical ribbed background texture; holly and ribbon design printed with embossed accents; divided-back stock, light edge wear. No postmark; unused divided-back card. Embossed floral border and gold-stamped front, Series A No. 10, circa 1907–1915. Light wear and toning to edges. |
Cite this card
Christmas greeting card with holly and inset winter cottage scene, circa 1908, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christmas-greeting-card-with-holly-and-inset-winter-cottage. Accessed November 13, 2026.