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Poinsettia Christmas greeting card with verse, circa 1913

Subjects
Christmas & SantaGeneral Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Poinsettia Christmas greeting card with verse, circa 1913, Mrs. Sadie Armstrong, PA, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Poinsettia Christmas greeting card with verse, circa 1913, Mrs. Sadie Armstrong, PA, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

A printed Christmas greeting card showing two red poinsettia blossoms with green leaves across the lower portion, framed by a green and gold border, with a four-line verse of friendship greeting above. In the lower left corner is a small printed design imitating a postage stamp, lettered "Merry Christmas 1913" with holly and a bell. Poinsettias, native to Mexico, became a staple of American holiday imagery in the early twentieth century, and the dated stamp design fixes this card to the 1913 season.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Best Christmas wishes. Mrs. Anna B. Flick.

PublisherWhitney Made
MY CHRISTMAS GREETING My Christmas wouldn't be complete If I should miss the chance to greet The folks I'm fond of - so I send Glad wishes to you, my good friend Merry Christmas 1913 --- Post Card CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY Whitney Made Worcester Mass. U.S.A.
PostmarkedIndiana, December 19, 1923, 10:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Sadie Armstrong

Commodore, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Indiana
PublisherWhitney Made
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. Sadie Armstrong, Commodore, PA
PublisherWhitney Made, Worcester, MA
Stamp10c George Washington, green
NotesGreen and gold ruled border; small printed 'stamp' ornament dated 1913 in the corner (decorative, not a real postage stamp); light edge and corner wear. Postmark: INDIANA DEC 19 1923 10 AM. Divided-back "Post Card" with Whitney Made imprint; light soiling and minor corner wear.

Cite this card

Poinsettia Christmas greeting card with verse, circa 1913, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/poinsettia-christmas-greeting-card-with-verse-circa-1913. Accessed October 24, 2026.