The card shows a circular vignette of a snow-covered house with bare trees and a bench beside a stream, above a woven basket filled with holly and red berries. The printed greeting reads "A Merry Christmas to you." John Winsch was a prolific American postcard publisher, and the copyright date of 1910 places this in the golden age of holiday postcards. Holly, with its evergreen leaves and red berries, is a traditional Christmas symbol.
Postcard Details
Message · English
Dear Cousin
THIS SIDE FOR CORRESPONDENCE.
THIS SIDE FOR CORRESPONDENCE. THE
I thought ~~I~~ I.
would write
and see how
you and your
little Brother and
Mary was getting
along Come down
and see me and
my dolls when on
Miss Lyllus Comer
Patterned silver-gray background; copyright line at lower right; worn corners and edges. No postmark or stamp — uncancelled; sender's dateline "Ravenna O. / Dec 20. 1911" written in purple ink. Divided back, embossed/textured litho stock with white border; worn corners, vertical creases, light soiling.
Cite this card
Christmas greeting, winter scene and holly, Lineville, IA, 1911, postcard, c. 1911. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christmas-greeting-winter-scene-and-holly-lineville-ia-1911. Accessed November 13, 2026.
