There's something so sweet and sentimental about the early Christmas postcards that were so popular 100 years ago.
Here are 9 authentic favorites, that you can be printed easily at home to send your own holiday greetings, vintage style.
1. To Greet You at Christmas
This has no postmark, but bears the inscription, "Dear Mother, May the Little Infant Jesus bring Blessings upon us. from Charles"
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2. Best Christmas Wishes
This card has a Philadelphia postmark from 1910, and is stamped "West Park Station".
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3. With Best Christmas Wishes
The postmark on this one is from 1908. It's an interesting throw-back to an era when everything holiday was not necessarily red and green!
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4. Best Christmas Wishes
This one was posted on Christmas Eve, 1912.
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5. Christmas Greetings and All Good Wishes
This is a sweet example of a two-toned card that actually includes a dedicated space for writing a greeting to the recipient.
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6. Christmas Greetings
This card was sent to a child named Norman, in 1906.
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7. May Your Christmas be Ever Happy
"Merry Christmas from Roy", is written on this one--quite definitely by a lefty! The postmark is 1909.
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8. Wishing You A Merry Christmas
This card was sent to a "Miss Olive Grove" in 1929.
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9. A Merry Christmas
Doesn't it make you wonder about the lives of those who sent and received them? I surely do!
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How to Print and Use These Vintage Cards
Because these vintage Christmas postcards are from the first two decades of the 1900's, their images now fall into the public domain, so I'm able to freely share them here with you for personal use.
Please feel free to download and enjoy these as you make your own Christmas cards and crafts!
To simply print these as postcards the way they were originally designed, download the image from the link provided under each card, then print on your favorite printable 4x6 postcards. Happy Holidays!
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Anna Chesley
Anna Chesley is a freelance writer living a homestead lifestyle, with a special love for family travel, old books, vintage skills, and seaside living. In addition to founding Salt In My Coffee, she runs the website, New England Family Life, as well as The 1800's Housewife, a website devoted to re-creating authentic 1800's recipes.
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