Kristina Klein is sweet and warm in her footed pajamas. She looks to be about 2 or 3 years old, and is seated by the hearth with pretty wrapped packages, ready to celebrate Christmas. The sentiment is Merry Christmas and a happy new year! signed by John, Linda & Kristina Klein. I’m guessing 1960s on this one.
This is the first in a collection of cards sent to and from in the Klein family. I will be featuring all of them that I have and we will see three different branches of the family. Be sure to check back for more!
An oval scalloped card with silver glitter accents on the front. The inside says To wish you / a very Merry Christmas / and the happiest / of New Years – Fred, Doyle & Ronnie.
I usually send out my Christmas cards the day after Thanksgiving so they can be enjoyed all through the season, plus I have many friends in other countries, so I like to ensure our greetings reach them before the season is over.
This particular card has been damaged, so it’s not possible to make out the names written at the bottom of the card. The card reads “Season’s Greetings from our house to yours.” What you can see clearly is the child sitting on a riding toy, and reaching to a little while church decoration.
Today through the holidays and into January 2017, I will be posting a Christmas card a day. I hit the “mother load” during the Tennessee vacation haul, and have almost 50 cards for your perusal, ranging from simple post cards to glittered delights and a series of photo cards that span 13 or more years.
This particular card is a lovely example of embossing and gilding, which both feature heavily here. The sentiment is Greetings and all Good Wishes.
The reverse of the card was postmarked, but I can’t see where a stamp had been present.
It was mailed to Miss Beulah G Shank in Greencastle, PA, RFD3, postmarked December 11, 1909 from Hagerstown MD.
The note reads:
Well Beulah is this cold enough for you? I guess mama has the coal stove by this time if she aint she would better put it up or else you will freeze. I must hurry and take this card up before the mail man comes. Your friend, Mary A Hykes to Beulah.
I certainly hope mama got the stove on and no one froze!
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