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Christmas Greetings card with winter village scene, bells and roses, 1913

Subjects
Christmas & SantaGeneral Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1913 (Golden Age)
Front of Christmas Greetings card with winter village scene, bells and roses, 1913, Miss Edith Cozzad, IA, USA, c. 1913 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Christmas Greetings card with winter village scene, bells and roses, 1913, Miss Edith Cozzad, IA, USA, c. 1913 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

A moonlit snow-covered village with a church, two small figures, and a dark evergreen grove fills the center of this Christmas card, framed by pink roses and two golden bells. The printed verse reads "You'll find no wishes for to-day / More kindly or sincere." The sender, signing "Auntie" and "Jonas," writes to Edith Cozzad in Iowa asking how she is and what she wants "old Santa" to bring, promising to be home before long. She also asks after "Lorinston," a name that may be garbled. The note catches the ordinary use of holiday postcards in the early 20th century: a quick, affectionate message sent in the weeks before Christmas.

Postcard Details

Message · English

Hello Edith how are you and how is Lorinston[?] ? I want to see you so bad what- do you want old Santa to bring you be a good girl and he will bring you something I will be home before long Good Bye Auntie Jonas

Christmas Greetings. You'll find no wishes for to-day More kindly or sincere.
PostmarkedDecember 15, 1913
Columbia, MO
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Edith Cozzad

e R. F. L Lamoni, IA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Columbia, MO
SeriesPostcard - Series No. 209.
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Edith Cozzad, e R. F. L, Lamoni, IA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesEmbossed roses and bells; white border; light surface spotting and edge wear. Postmark: COLUMBIA MO. DEC 15 -13. Divided-back embossed greeting card printed in Germany (Postcard Series No. 209); pencil message; light edge/corner wear.

Cite this card

Christmas Greetings card with winter village scene, bells and roses, 1913, postcard, c. 1913. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christmas-greetings-card-with-winter-village-scene-bells-and. Accessed November 13, 2026.