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Czech Nativity scene with adoring children, circa 1915

Subjects
ChildrenChristianityChristmas & Santa
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Czech Nativity scene with adoring children, circa 1915, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Czech Nativity scene with adoring children, circa 1915, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

The scene shows Mary in a blue mantle holding the infant Jesus in a manger, with children in traditional dress kneeling and standing in adoration. The Czech caption reads "VESELÉ VÁNOCE." The phrase means Merry Christmas.

Postcard Details

Message

No message detected

PublisherMINERVA
A. SETKOWICZ VESELÉ VÁNOCE.
Addressed to

No address detected

Postcard record

PublisherMINERVA
Series4910 610/6
ConditionVery good
NotesWhite border; artist signed A. Setkowicz. No postmark. Divided-back card; printed imprint "MINERVA" and series 4910 and 610/6 on reverse, with pencil dealer mark "112 / 1.00" in the stamp-box area. Czech Christmas card (front: Veselé Vánoce, A. Setkowicz); white border, matte chromolithograph texture. No stamp, no address, no message.

Cite this card

Czech Nativity scene with adoring children, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/czech-nativity-scene-with-adoring-children-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.