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Name: Victorian Christmas Postcards
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Category: Books, Paper & Magazines
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Description: Eleven Victorian Christmas Postcards (5 designs) in series 1889, 1895, 1896, printed in Germany by International Art Publ. Co.; designed by Ellen H. Clapsaddle, embossed; showing children with various objects and containing a poetic Christmas greeting verse.
#1 (3 cards, 1885 series): Baby in cradle, boy with stocking and toys. Verse: "May all within your home be gay, Joy be your guest and with you stay." and "You see, there is a Santa Claus."
#2 (3 cards, 1889 series): Three children on log with fireplace implements. Verse: "May all your days be happy days, But added blessings fall Upon to-day, that it may be, The brightest of them all."
#3 (1 card, 1895 series): Baby and older Boy with basket of holly. Verse: Your Christmas Day kind hearts unite To make it happy, blest and bright." and "Now don't you wish you'd been good?"
#4 (3 cards, 1896 series): Boy and girl with hymn books, stool and red chair. Verse: "May Joy march with you on your way, And Fortune be your friend, What better wish on Christmas Day To greet you could I send?"
#5 (1 card, 1889 series): Three girls in aprons and bonnets, stirring a large bowl of Christmas pudding. Verse: "Naught to annoy, much to enjoy, My Christmas Wish for thee."
For sale individually at $30; $300 for the set of eleven cards.
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Condition: All in fine condition
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Selling Price (USD): $ 300.00
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Location of Item: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA) 19103
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Shipping Costs (USD): $ 6.00
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