Children Writing Letter to Santa Claus for Favorite Toys, Christmas Joys

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Stock #:1126347
Type: Postcard
Artist: H. B. Griggs (HBG)
Publisher: R & E.
Postmark: Dec-23
Postmark City: Salina
Postmark State: KS
Stamp: 1c Franklin
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Publisher's Series #: 2329
Recipient Address:Miss Miriam Night
1555 Gilpin
Denver, CO
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Three children, two boys and one girl, are depicted at the top of the card, looking over a scroll. The scroll contains a handwritten poem: "WE WROTE a LEttER To SAntA CLAus, And asked for our favorite Toys; And Then WE BEGGED him send you, a WREATH of CHRistMAS Joys!" The top border is adorned with holly and berries. The bottom border showcases a variety of toys, including a drum, a bugle, toy soldiers, a doll, a black cat, a sled, and a figure pulling a reindeer. The artist's initials "H.B.G." are visible in the bottom right corner. The back features a Salina, KS postmark dated December 23 and a 1-cent US postage stamp, addressed to Miss Miriam Night in Denver, CO, with a message wishing a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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