Moody Mommy's Vintage New Year Postcards: GLAMOUR LADY IN SNOW

This lovely embossed New Year postcard is the work of postcard artist HB Griggs. It shows a glamorous lady holding a huge fur muff and a wonderful hat. She is seen through panes of a holiday window. It was postmarked 1913 at South Lima NY and sent to Miss Agnes Collins, Canandaigua NY. It was printed in Germany, L&R Series 2225.

 

You can find this great post card in my eBay store here: HB GRIGGS NEW YEAR POSTCARD GLAMOUS LADY IN SNOW WITH MUFF

I have many great New Year postcards in my store! Moody Mommy's New Year Postcards

Christmas Postcard of the Day x: Santa Claus

Santa postcards have always been favorites of collectors. They show great variety in interpreting the "jolly old elf". Many follow the image of a plump Santa Claus described in Celment Moore's "A Visit from St Nicholas" as shown in this postcard:



This postcard is not for sale but you can find many great Santa Claus postcards in my eBay store:
Moody Mommy's Christmas Santa Postcards

Christmas Postcard of the Day VIII : Christmas Angel with Children Postcards

Less than a week before Christmas and I still have so many angel postcards to present! Today's postcards show angels interacting with children - watching over them, bringing them gifts and playing with them. They are lovely "windows", showing us Christmas as it was 100 years ago.

These Christmas postcards are not for sale, but you can find many wonderful Christmas postcards in my eBay store: Moody Mommy's Christmas Postcards

Christmas Postcard of the Day VII : Another Angel

Along the same lines as yesterday's card, today's postcard also features an angel and a Christmas Tree. This lovely post card was published by EA Schwerdtfteger (EAS) circa 1910. It has a glossy gelatine finish with gold metallic painted highlights.

This postcard is not for sale, but you can find many lovely Christmas postcards in my eBay store: Moody Mommy's Christmas Postcards

Christmas Postcard of the Day VI : Angel bringing Christmas Tree

For the next few days I will feature "angel Christmas postcards". They are among the most beautiful of the season and a personal favorite. 

Today's post card by an unnamed artist, shows an angel in clouds holding a Christmas tree. In my husband's native Switzerland, the children are not allowed to go into the "parlor" (stube) on Christmas Eve. Then, after supper, a bell rings and the doors are opened to reveal a magnificent decorated tree lit with candles with presents underneath - brought not by Santa Claus but by the Christmas angel (Christkindli). In our home here in the US, we follow primarily American traditionsbut have added a "Swiss twist". Every Christmas morning my husband descends the stairs to see if Santa (Christkindli) has come and then rings a bell signaling that the children can join him.

This card can be found in my eBay store : Lovely Antique Christmas Postcard Angel Candles Tree.

You can find more Christmas angel postcards in my store here: Moody Mommy's Christmas Angel Postcards

Christmas Postcard of the Day IV

Many of the Christmas postcards depict images of excited children waiting for the big day or happily playing with their presents on Christmas morning. Today's postcard shows children that have maybe had a little too much Christmas - fighting over a toy horse and crying. I sense that the verse writer was being a bit sarcastic when he/she penned: "See the trees with candles gleaming, Every bough with presents teeming". The card was published by FA Owens and was mailed in 1915.

ANTIQUE CHRISTMAS POSTCARD NAUGHTY CHILDREN WITH TOYS

You can find this postcard, and other great Christmas postcards, in my eBay store here: Moody Mommy's Christmas Postcards

Christmas Postcard of the Day III (a day late)

The Christmas postcard for today is a little diferent. It features a horse-drawn combine harvestingwheat. I can't imagine why this was considered appropriate for Christmas greetings! The postcard is in rather rough shape having multiple creases but still is basically sound.

It was published By Wesley Andrews of Baker Oregon.

ANTIQUE CHRISTMAS POSTCARD HORSE DRAWN COMBINE

You can find the Christmas postcards listed in my eBay store here: Moody Mommy's Christmas Postcards

Christmas Postcard of the Day II

ANTIQUE WHITNEY CHRISTMAS POSTCARD NIMBLE NICKS WITH PUPPY

This charming Christmas postcard published by the Whitney Co of Worcester MA depicts Nimble Nicks (Santa's helpers) delivering gifts with the "help" of a puppy. The postcard was not mailed but has a message on the back dated 1919.





This card can be found in my eBay store here