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Girl and boy under mistletoe, Selma, AL, 1908

Subjects
ChildrenChristmas & Santa
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1908 (Golden Age)
Front of Girl and boy under mistletoe, Selma, AL, 1908, Miss Charlotte Hussett, MA, USA, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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Back of Girl and boy under mistletoe, Selma, AL, 1908, Miss Charlotte Hussett, MA, USA, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A long-haired girl in a white dress sits beneath a sprig of mistletoe while a boy in a dark jacket watches from the background. The printed caption asks "Will He Dare?" and turns the holiday scene into a coy joke about a Christmas kiss. Mistletoe was a familiar Christmas card motif in the early 1900s, often used to stage courtship scenes that let a sentimental greeting carry a light romantic tease.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Wishing you and Papa and Mamma all the joys of the season. Will send you some others later Uncle & Mrs McDonald

PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
A HAPPY CHRISTMAS WILL HE DARE ?
PostmarkedSelma, AL, December 22, 1908, 11:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte Hussett

The Highlands Amesbury, MA

FromJ. McDonald, 415 Ala St, Selma, AL

Postcard record

Postmarked, Selma, AL
PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Charlotte Hussett, The Highlands, Amesbury, MA
Place sent from415 Ala St, Selma, AL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; light edge and corner wear. Postmark: SELMA ALA DEC 22 1908 11-30 A. Undivided-back Tuck "Oilette" (No. 9444) chromolitho card, printed heading "(For Address Only.)", pencil message, light edge/corner wear and slight soiling on the back.

Cite this card

Girl and boy under mistletoe, Selma, AL, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/girl-and-boy-under-mistletoe-selma-al-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.