Christmas holly wreath with church, Le Mars, IA, 1910
- Subjects
- Christmas & SantaChurches
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A large holly wreath with red berries and pale mistletoe buds frames a snow-covered village church, its slender onion-domed steeple rising above gabled houses under a wintry sky. The greeting 'A MERRY CHRISTMAS' is lettered in gold at the bottom. The scene follows a common early 20th-century Christmas postcard formula: traditional evergreens surrounding a cozy church-and-cottage view. The card was sent from Le Mars, Iowa, in 1910, when printed holiday greetings offered a quick, inexpensive way for relatives to exchange wishes across distance.
Postcard Details
Havarden Fenix
Postcard record
| Postmarked | Le Mars, IA |
|---|---|
| Series | Serie 17. |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Lucy Patrick, Havarden, Fenix |
| Place sent from | Lemans, PA |
| Stamp | 1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Heavy gold embossing over the wreath, lettering and border; embossed patterned frame; light edge and corner wear. Postmark: EMARS [illegible] 1910. Divided-back card printed in Germany ("Serie 17."), 1¢ green Franklin stamp; gold-embossed Christmas design on front, no white border; light edge/tone wear. |
Cite this card
Christmas holly wreath with church, Le Mars, IA, 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christmas-holly-wreath-with-church-le-mars-ia-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.