Moody Mommy's Vintage New Year Postcards : FOLKS ON TOBOGGAN

This lovely embossed New Year's postcard shows revelers on a  moonlit toboggan ride. It is the work of postcard artist Bernhardt Wall and printed in Germany. It was postmarked 1909 and written in Swedish (or Norwegian) - signed by "Marit" and sent to H.M. Byhre of Walker MN.


This postcard and many other great New Year's postcards can be found in my eBay store: 

A/S WALL NEW YEAR POSTCARD FOLKS ON TOBOGGAN SLED 1909

Moody Mommy's Marvelous 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

Green Man in the Moon Postcard?

I have to admit that this one is interesting but has me stumped! It looks to me like cherubs are trying to get the Man in the Moon drunk ...and succeeding, evidently, judging by moon's the pallor! I can't figure out what occasion would warrant such a card.

The caption reads "To wish you 'All that you wish'". Perhaps it is meant as a multi-purpose greeting card? It is postmarked 1910 which would have been contemporary with the Temperance Movement but perhaps that is a coincidence, or perhaps not.

It is embossed and printed in Germany with no information regarding artist and publisher. It would be a great addition to a "Man in the Moon" collection even if it is not completely understood. It can be found here: Ebay Item 370176607448.

TTFN ~ Moody Mommy (Mary Ann)

Large Letter Postcards

I have always loved linen large letter postcards. They bring back memories of souvenir stands we visited on family vacations during my childhood in the 1950's. They are perfect mini travel posters with views of cities or states squished in the shapes of the letters. While postcards are collected world-wide, the large letter form seems to be unique to the United States. The linen large letters date from the 1930's through the 1950's.

I listed this group today. I have to confess that my favorite is the one from Miami Beach.

I have several more in my store and list new ones whenever I can find them. Click here to see the large letters I currently have listed.

TTFN
Moody Mommy ( Mary Ann)