Wishing You a Happy New Year

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

Wishing You a Happy New Year: This vintage New Year greeting postcard features a serene maritime scene within a round window, surrounded by a garland of blue flowers, set against a soft pink background bordered by twisted blue and white ropes and accented with a gold nautical anchor, beneath which the greeting "Wishing you a Happy New Year" is elegantly scripted.
Wishing You a Happy New Year

This vintage New Year greeting postcard features a serene maritime scene within a round window, surrounded by a garland of blue flowers, set against a soft pink background bordered by twisted blue and white ropes and accented with a gold nautical anchor, beneath which the greeting "Wishing you a Happy New Year" is elegantly scripted.

Name/Title

Wishing You a Happy New Year

Entry/Object ID

chs-012515

Description

This vintage New Year greeting postcard features a serene maritime scene within a round window, surrounded by a garland of blue flowers, set against a soft pink background bordered by twisted blue and white ropes and accented with a gold nautical anchor, beneath which the greeting "Wishing you a Happy New Year" is elegantly scripted. The reverse displays an old postcard with a white embossed featuring floral designs and a centralized section marked "POST CARD." It is addressed to "Mrs. Geo. Hawkins" with handwritten text on it, including a postmark date from Hudson Term. Sta., NY, and a one-cent green U.S. postage stamp depicting Benjamin Franklin.

Subject Place

Village

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Collection

George Hawkins’ Scrapbook Collection

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

1 PM Dec 23, 1909

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

New York (City) - New York

Sender

Ell Maynard

Addressee

Name

Mrs. Geo Hawkins

Dimensions

Height

9 cm

Width

14 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

January 26, 2026