A Christmas greeting card showing a spray of holly with red berries set within a white oval medallion, framed by gold-embossed holly leaves on a deep red field. Holly, with its evergreen leaves and winter berries, was a standard emblem of the Christmas season on early twentieth-century greeting postcards, carried over from older English and German holiday customs. The gold-stamped lettering and embossed border are typical of the era's decorative lithographed holiday cards.
Gold-embossed holly leaves and lettering on a red ground; oval picture inset with embossed rim. Slight edge wear at corners.
Postmark: CHICAGO DEC 23 2-PM 1915. Divided-back card with green imprint, "PRINTED IN GERMANY" at right edge; embossed front; light edge wear and album residue.
Cite this card
Holly and berries in oval medallion, Christmas greeting, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/holly-and-berries-in-oval-medallion-christmas-greeting-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.
