Christmas greeting card with snowy cottage scene, holly and mistletoe, circa 1910
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A Christmas greeting printed on a pale blue ground: at top the words "HAPPY CHRISTMAS," below them a shield-shaped inset showing a snow-covered red cottage with lamplit windows, a small figure on a snowy path, and a dark starry sky, flanked by sprigs of holly with red berries and mistletoe. Beneath the picture runs a four-line verse wishing "the best of luck, the best of cheer." Such holly-and-cottage greetings were staples of the early twentieth-century Christmas postcard trade, when sending cards by mail had become a holiday custom in the United States and Britain.
Postcard Details
57 Prospect St, Waltham, Mass
Postcard record
| Condition | Good |
|---|---|
| Notes | No white border; scattered foxing/staining and light surface wear on the pale blue background; no publisher imprint visible on the front. No postmark. Divided-back 'POST CARD / OF GOOD CHEER' design (series 812-12 Des. Xmas.); handwritten date 1918 on correspondence side; pencil writing; moderate foxing and toning on cream stock. |
Cite this card
Christmas greeting card with snowy cottage scene, holly and mistletoe, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christmas-greeting-card-with-snowy-cottage-scene-holly-and-m. Accessed October 24, 2026.