New Year greeting with bell and roses, embossed novelty card, circa 1910
- Card type
- Novelty
About this postcard
An embossed New Year greeting built around a large gilded bell with a red interior, sprays of pink and white roses, a small bell-and-blossom ornament at the upper left, and a tiny inset view of a boat on the water at center. The verse, set in small gilded letterpress blocks, wishes the recipient a happy new year, a hundred and sixty-five days of good luck, and fortune that is kind, fruitful and true. Cards of this die-pressed, heavily ornamented style were a staple of the early twentieth-century greeting trade, when bells, roses and clover were standard emblems of luck and good wishes for the coming year.
Postcard Details
57 Prospect Ave, Waltham, NY
Postcard record
| Condition | Good |
|---|---|
| Place addressed | Mrs M T Nichols, 57 Prospect Ave, Waltham, NY |
| Stamp | 10c George Washington, green |
| Notes | Deep die-pressed embossed relief with a raised white border; light soiling and edge wear, small stains on the border. No readable postmark — the circular cancellation is a heavy smudged black strike with no legible text. Divided-back "POST CARD." with green ornamental heading and a 1c green Washington stamp affixed; embossed card stock, light soiling and edge wear. |
Cite this card
New Year greeting with bell and roses, embossed novelty card, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/new-year-greeting-with-bell-and-roses-embossed-novelty-card. Accessed October 24, 2026.