This charming old-fashioned postcard shows Santa Claus in front of the chimney and a roaring fire on Christmas Eve. The mantel is decorated with holly, a wreath, and stockings hung with care. Two little children have fallen asleep next to the fireplace while reading, most probably, “The Night Before Christmas,” (as we all did) while […]
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50s Girl Christmas Postcard
Very retro, this bright red Christmas postcard shows a 1950s girl holding a Christmas wreath behind her back. With feet apart and facing away, she seems to be contemplating something “Christmassy”. The postcard is studded with stars around our 50s girl, making it a great holiday image. This seems to be the most popular Christmas […]
Christmas Angel With Deer Postcard
This beautiful vintage Christmas postcard shows a Christmas Angel with a little deer bringing gifts on Christmas Eve. The two are peering into a brightly lit window while the Angel holds a bag of goods and a little Christmas tree; the deer is saddled with a pack of Christmas presents. This is a charming and […]
Christmas Caroling Kids Vintage Postcard
The original postcard is from the 1800s, showing three charming children singing Christmas Carols as if in a Christmas show at school. Remember those days?
Patriotic Turkey Vintage Postcard
Vintage Thanksgiving postcard of a patriotic turkey in red, white, and blue colors. The postcard is edged with American flags, fruit, and flowers. During World War I, people would send holiday postcards with patriotic symbols on them. This Thanksgiving postcard is a typical example of such a card. Our Patriotic Turkey looks very proud, so […]
Pilgrim Girl with Victorian Style Postcard
This vintage Thanksgiving postcard shows a Pilgrim girl holding a golden cornucopia full of fruits and flowers to convey the abundance of food that is generally shared on Thanksgiving Day. Normally the Pilgrim women are portrayed in solemn colors, but this young girl is arrayed in Victorian fashion with gold trim on her sleeves and […]
1900s Patriotic Bathing Beauties Vintage Postcard
At the beach on a beautiful Fourth of July summer day in the early 1900s, these two 1900s patriotic bathing beauties are out on a rock in the ocean, waving the American flag to the regatta sailing behind. This type of card from the early 1900s is not only fun today, but shows that there […]
The First Fourth of July Vintage Postcard
This patriotic vintage postcard shows George Washington with the founding fathers hailing the flag of the newly created United States of America. With vibrant colors and printed with the American flag in the background, it is a beautiful and colorful patriotic postcard.
The Flag of Our Country Forever Patriotic Vintage Postcard
Beautiful vintage patriotic postcard with the United States flag behind the Sons of Veterans emblem, surrounded by a wreath of laurel and the words, “The flag of our country forever!” It is beautiful statement of pride in America.
Leave My Beau Behind Vintage Postcard
This very cute and funny postcard from World War II days shows a girl at the beach in patriotic bathing clothes with a big bow on the back of her bathing suit and the words, “Sorry, I Had to Leave My Beau Behind!”