Santa Claus with 'Merry Christmas' Scroll and Festive Verse

Original Vintage Card
  
 Price: $19.95

Stock #:1090794
Type: Postcard
Artist: BOS
Postmark: 1909 Dec-13
Postmark City: St. Paul
Postmark State: MN
Stamp: TWO CENTS
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Recipient Address:Mr. Elof Jenman,
Södra Ström,
Sillebodal, Värmland
Sweden
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Additional Details:
Illustration shows Santa Claus in a blue and red suit holding a large, ornate scroll. The scroll is inscribed with 'A Merry Christmas' and the verse: 'May the Year that Dawns to-day, Bring Sunshine on thy way.' Followed by stylized initials. A small steamship is depicted at the bottom of the scroll with the mark 'BOS' below it. The card has a gold, embossed background with holly leaves and berries. The reverse shows a postmark from St. Paul, MN, dated DEC 13, 1909, addressed to Sweden, with a two-cent U.S. postage stamp.

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