A Merrie Christmas and Happy New Year

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

A Merrie Christmas and Happy New Year: The image features a vintage Christmas greeting postcard illustrated with vibrant green holly leaves and bright red berries, accompanied by a festive message, "Wishing You A Merrie Christmas and A Happy New Year," presented in decorative, colorful typography.
A Merrie Christmas and Happy New Year

The image features a vintage Christmas greeting postcard illustrated with vibrant green holly leaves and bright red berries, accompanied by a festive message, "Wishing You A Merrie Christmas and A Happy New Year," presented in decorative, colorful typography.

Name/Title

A Merrie Christmas and Happy New Year

Entry/Object ID

chs-013693

Description

The image features a vintage Christmas greeting postcard illustrated with vibrant green holly leaves and bright red berries, accompanied by a festive message, "Wishing You A Merrie Christmas and A Happy New Year," presented in decorative, colorful typography. This image displays the back of an embossed vintage postcard from 1910, featuring handwritten messages and a green one-cent stamp, postmarked in Brooklyn, N.Y. The text on the left is a brief message from Edgar Brown, and the right side shows the recipient's name and address in Chester, Orange Co., N.Y.

Subject Place

Town

Chester (Town) - Orange County - New York

Collection

George Hawkins’ Scrapbook Collection

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Publisher

International Art Publ. Co.

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

Dec. 5 12 PM 1910

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

Brooklyn (City) - Kings County - New York

Sender

Edgar Brown

Addressee

Name

Master Geo. C. Hawkins

Dimensions

Height

13.6 cm

Width

8.8 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

July 11, 2026