The card is headed by an embossed border of holly leaves and red berries above a central inset showing a snow-covered windmill and cottage beside water at sunset; a two-masted sailboat sails in the foreground, and the greeting "Kind Wishes for Christmas" is embossed at the bottom. Embossed Christmas postcards like this were widely exchanged in the early 20th century, combining colorful lithography with raised decorative borders.
Embossed holly border and lettering; white border; light edge and corner wear.
Postmark: AMESBURY MASS. DEC 24 8:30 AM 1908 (second strike at lower left, same date). Divided-back embossed Christmas card with green 1¢ Franklin stamp; light edge wear.
Cite this card
Christmas greeting with windmill, snow-covered cottage, and sailboat, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christmas-greeting-with-windmill-snow-covered-cottage-and-sa. Accessed October 24, 2026.
![Front of Christmas greeting with windmill, snow-covered cottage, and sailboat, circa 1910, Miss Charlotte Ha[illegible], MA, USA, c. 1902 lithograph postcard](https://images.postalpast.com/variants/7cfa9ec3-561d-487c-8076-91f4b4dc1f7b/front-r0-display.webp)
![Back of Christmas greeting with windmill, snow-covered cottage, and sailboat, circa 1910, Miss Charlotte Ha[illegible], MA, USA, c. 1902 lithograph postcard](https://images.postalpast.com/variants/7cfa9ec3-561d-487c-8076-91f4b4dc1f7b/back-r0-display.webp)
