Santa with his swift reindeer, Christmas postcard, circa 1907
- Subject
- Christmas & Santa
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
Santa Claus, in a red hooded coat and cap, drives a blue sleigh piled with a sack of toys and a doll across a pale blue sky, his team of four reindeer galloping ahead of a large full moon. Below, a holly wreath tied with a red ribbon frames the verse "Santa with his swift Reindeer / Comes to visit us once a year," with a snow-covered village and church steeple sketched at the right. Such wreath-framed verses were a staple of the golden age of Christmas postcards, when millions were mailed in the years just before World War I.
Postcard Details
2000 D [illegible]
Postcard record
| Series | S.243 |
|---|---|
| Condition | Good |
| Notes | Fine textured/embossed surface typical of early chromolithograph greeting cards; no white border; worn, rounded corners and edge scuffing with light soiling. No postmark. Divided-back 'POST CARD' with 'FOR CORRESPONDENCE / FOR ADDRESS ONLY' and 'PLACE POSTAGE STAMP HERE' stamp box; heavy embossed/textured stock, printed 'MADE IN U.S.A.' at left edge and series mark 'S.243' with circular 'SB' monogram at lower left. Faint pencil scribble on the message side; light soiling and corner wear. |
Cite this card
Santa with his swift reindeer, Christmas postcard, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/santa-with-his-swift-reindeer-christmas-postcard-circa-1907. Accessed November 13, 2026.