Christmas greeting with windmill and sailboat, Amesbury, MA, 1903
- Card type
- Lithograph
- Date
- c. 1903 (Early)
![Front of Christmas greeting with windmill and sailboat, Amesbury, MA, 1903, Miss Charlotte Has[illegible], MA, USA, c. 1903 lithograph postcard](https://images.postalpast.com/variants/7cfa9ec3-561d-487c-8076-91f4b4dc1f7b/front-r0-display.webp)
![Back of Christmas greeting with windmill and sailboat, Amesbury, MA, 1903, Miss Charlotte Has[illegible], MA, USA, c. 1903 lithograph postcard](https://images.postalpast.com/variants/7cfa9ec3-561d-487c-8076-91f4b4dc1f7b/back-r0-display.webp)
About this postcard
An embossed holly border frames a small inset scene of a snow-covered windmill and cottage beside water at sunset, with a two-masted sailboat in the foreground and "Kind Wishes for Christmas" raised at the bottom. The card was sent from Amesbury, Massachusetts, a Merrimack Valley mill town then known for carriage building, and addressed locally to Miss Charlotte on Sparhawk Street (written on the card as "Spahawk St"). The sender, Jack, wrote a short holiday line wishing "Merry Xmas & Happy New Year." Raised, brightly lithographed Christmas cards of this kind were a common way to send seasonal greetings in the first years of the twentieth century.
Postcard Details
Spahawk St Queensbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Amesbury, MA |
|---|---|
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Miss Charlotte Has[illegible], Spahawk St, Queensbury, MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Notes | Embossed holly border and lettering (blind embossed, uninked); white border; light edge and corner wear. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS. DEC 24 8:30 AM 1903 (duplicate strike at lower left, partially cut off at left edge, same date). Divided-back embossed Christmas card with green 1¢ Franklin stamp; light edge wear. |
Cite this card
Christmas greeting with windmill and sailboat, Amesbury, MA, 1903, postcard, c. 1903. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christmas-greeting-with-windmill-and-sailboat-amesbury-ma-19. Accessed November 2, 2026.