A Christmas greeting shows a small sailboat on a patch of blue water, flanked by sprays of holly with red berries, three orange-red birds, and a scattering of gold and green stars across a cream sky. An orange ribbon bow ties the design together at the bottom. A handwritten note carries "A merry Christmas" to Maggie, Emma, and Lavinia. The mix of holly, birds, and a small boat is a bright, familiar holiday design of the kind German printers exported in large numbers before World War I.
Postcard Details
Message · English
A merry Christmas
to ~~[illegible]~~ ~~the~~
Maggie
Emma
Lavinia
Made in Germany.
Addressed to
No address detected
Postcard record
Condition
Good
Notes
Heavy die-pressed relief over the entire design; gold-printed stars; no border; stock soiled and edge-worn with light surface dirt.
No postmark. Divided-back embossed card printed "Made in Germany" (c. 1907–1915); light toning and edge wear, small pencil "5" in the stamp box.
Cite this card
Christmas greetings card with holly, birds and sailboat, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christmas-greetings-card-with-holly-birds-and-sailboat-circa. Accessed November 13, 2026.
