Christmas greeting - Merrie Christmas, poinsettias - Antique Postcard - 1918 For Sale

A Christmas greeting postcard reading To wish you a Merrie, merrie Christmas in hand-lettered Arts and Crafts style type, with a small inset winter scene of a snowy cottage, evergreens and a frozen stream at sunset, framed by trailing ivy and two red poinsettias.The divided back has a decorative Post Card heading with This Side for Correspondence and The Address to Be Written on This Side headings, a vertical Printed in U.S.A. line and Series No. 9179/6. It bears a red Canada 2 cent King George V Admiral stamp tied by a Hamilton, Ont. machine postmark of 24 December 1918, 3 PM, a short pencil greeting and a local Hamilton address.Period: circa 1918.Publisher / series: Unidentified American publisher, printed in U.S.A.; Series No. 9179/6Postally used: Yes, posted in Hamilton, Ontario on 24 December 1918 with a 2 cent Admiral stampCondition: Scattered dark speckling and dirt spots on the front, especially at the upper left, toning and soft corners; no creases, tears or holes visible.Manuscript text (summary): A one-word pencil greeting signed with an initial and surname.Reference : 20261006-4-10199-41/100

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