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Hark the Herald Angels Sing Christmas card, Walton, NY, 1911

Subjects
Christmas & SantaGeneral Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1911 (Golden Age)
Front of Hark the Herald Angels Sing Christmas card, Walton, NY, 1911, Mrs. Martin Nichols, NY, USA, c. 1911 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Hark the Herald Angels Sing Christmas card, Walton, NY, 1911, Mrs. Martin Nichols, NY, USA, c. 1911 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

The card sets the opening lines of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” in red and green lettering beside a gold star and sprigs of white-berried mistletoe, with “A Joyful Christmas” at the lower right. The words are Charles Wesley’s, written in 1739; the familiar melody was later adapted from a Mendelssohn chorus, and by the early 1900s the hymn was a familiar part of Christmas celebrations. The sender, H. G. J. Pond, mailed the card in 1911 with wishes for a merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. It was addressed to Mrs. Martin Nichols in Walton, N.Y., a village in Delaware County.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

A Merry Christmas to you all and best wishes for the New Year - Sincerely yours H. G. J. Pond

PublisherS L C
Hark the Herald Angels Sing: Glory to the New born King. A Joyful Christmas
PostmarkedNY
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Martin Nichols

Prospect Ave - Walton, NY

Postcard record

PostmarkedNY
PublisherS L C
SeriesSeries 223 D
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. Martin Nichols, Prospect Ave -, Walton, NY
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp10c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesEmbossed gold accents; white border; light age spotting; circular publisher's copyright monogram 'S L C' dated 1911 at lower left; series 223 D. Postmark: N.Y. 1911. Divided back, embossed floral texture, 1-cent Washington stamp; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Hark the Herald Angels Sing Christmas card, Walton, NY, 1911, postcard, c. 1911. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hark-the-herald-angels-sing-christmas-card-walton-ny-1911. Accessed November 2, 2026.