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New Year greeting with holly, bell and verse, Oneonta, NY, 1915

Subjects
General GreetingsNew Year's
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of New Year greeting with holly, bell and verse, Oneonta, NY, 1915, Mr. & Mrs. M.K. [illegible]ick, NY, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of New Year greeting with holly, bell and verse, Oneonta, NY, 1915, Mr. & Mrs. M.K. [illegible]ick, NY, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

A New Year greeting built around a printed verse: “The New Year rings out bright and clear / Its song of life and love and cheer / May these notes in your heart ring true / Is my best wish / For yours and You.” Holly, red ribbons, a small bell, and poinsettia blossoms frame the lines. Mae and Sam sent it to family at the end of 1915 with a short Christmas and New Year message. Holiday cards of the period often used the same winter greenery and bells for New Year’s as for Christmas, treating the turn of the year as part of the same festive season.

Postcard Details

Message · English

Dec 28, 1915 Dear Father, Mother, Mildred How are you. I hope you are well & happy. This leaves us as well as common. This is to let you know I have not for- gotten Merry Xmas & Happy New Year from all with love Mae & Sam

PublisherF. A. OWEN CO.
The New Year rings out bright and clear Its song of life and love and cheer May these notes in your heart ring true Is my best wish For yours and You
PostmarkedOneonta, NY, December 24, 1915, 14:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. & Mrs. M.K. [illegible]ick

Shavertown, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked, Oneonta, NY
PublisherF. A. OWEN CO.
Series881
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. & Mrs. M.K. [illegible]ick, Shavertown, NY
Stamp10c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesEmbossed textured stock; printed card number 881 at lower left; light age discoloration and faint marks at upper right.

Cite this card

New Year greeting with holly, bell and verse, Oneonta, NY, 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/new-year-greeting-with-holly-bell-and-verse-oneonta-ny-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.