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Christmas Greeting, Wise Men from the Orient, circa 1910

Subjects
ChristianityChristmas & SantaReligious & Devotional Life
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Christmas Greeting, Wise Men from the Orient, circa 1910, Willmar, MN, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Christmas Greeting, Wise Men from the Orient, circa 1910, Willmar, MN, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A Christmas greeting card with a holly border and a central inset showing one of the Magi riding a camel and pointing toward the Star of Bethlehem. The printed poem below retells the Wise Men's journey from the East, guided by the star. The design reflects early twentieth-century Christmas postcard conventions.

Postcard Details

Message · Swedish, in pen

En fridfull jul önskas Ingeborg

Translation

A peaceful Christmas is wished Ingeborg

PublisherWhitney Made
CHRISTMAS GREETING Wisemen from the Orient country, From the Eastern lands afar, journeyed onward through the desert Guided ever by the Star And today in wintry heavens Gleams that star serene and bright May its radiance shine upon you Making glad your Christmas night --- Post Card CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY Whitney Made Worcester, Mass. MADE IN U.S.A.
PostmarkedWillmar, MN, December 23, 1922, 21:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Karin Uhren

Pennock, Minn.

FromR. Aug Johnson, Box 19

Postcard record

Postmarked, Willmar, MN
PublisherWhitney Made
ConditionFair
PublisherWhitney Made, Worcester, MA
Stamp10c George Washington, green
NotesPrinted holly border; visible creasing, edge wear, and staining on aged stock. Postmark: WILLMAR, MINN. DEC 23 9 PM 1922; PENNOCK DEC 23 9 PM 1922. Divided back, embossed stock, 1c stamp, light wear.

Cite this card

Christmas Greeting, Wise Men from the Orient, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christmas-greeting-wise-men-from-the-orient-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.