Santa Portrait Holly Berries Christmas Greetings Holiday Postcard

Printed during the 1910s, this illustrated Christmas postcard features a large close-up portrait of Santa Claus framed by bright holly leaves, red berries, and a decorative Christmas Greetings banner.

The composition centers on Santa’s oversized smiling face with flowing white beard and rosy cheeks beneath a fur-trimmed red cap. A curved blackletter-style Christmas Greetings ribbon stretches across the lower portion of the beard, while vivid holly branches and berries create a festive foreground arrangement associated with classic early holiday postcard imagery. The softly tinted background and portrait-style layout give the card a distinctive studio illustration appearance compared to more narrative Santa scenes of the same era.

The reverse contains a handwritten family greeting reading My Dear Son I wish you a Happy Xmas hope to see you soon from Mama, along with light age toning and handling wear from period use. Minor corner wear and surface aging are present consistent with original early twentieth-century postcards.

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