A gilt-bordered Christmas greeting built around a large holly wreath with red berries and pale mistletoe buds, its center opening onto a snow-covered village church with a slender onion-domed steeple and neighboring gabled houses under a wintry sky. The greeting "A MERRY CHRISTMAS" is lettered in gold at the bottom. Cards of this embossed, gold-highlighted style were produced in large numbers in Germany and the United States during the early 20th century for the Christmas postcard trade.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Lehman's Ia
Dear Cousin,
We all arrived first wishing
for a merry Xmas
and Happy New Year
I am quite busy making
preparation for the day
We are going to Lehman's
today. Harvey talks of
going home tomorrow. I
hope Emma is improving
Love Fare
Heavy gold embossing over the wreath, lettering and border; embossed patterned frame; light edge and corner wear.
Postmark: ...MARS... [remainder of date illegible]. 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
Holly wreath with snowy village church scene, "A Merry Christmas", circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/holly-wreath-with-snowy-village-church-scene-a-merry-christm. Accessed October 24, 2026.
