Embossed New Year Greeting Child Dog Holly Antique Holiday Postcard

USD 6.00

Condition: Used

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View Embossed New Year Greeting Child Dog Holly Antique Holiday Postcard with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Holly and berry decoration. Subject: Child with dog. Child portraiture. Embossed design. Holly and Christmas imagery. Antique greeting cards. Embossed surface. Golden Age Era (circa 1907–1915). Antique Embossed New Year Greeting Postcard Child With Dog & Holly Offered here is a beautiful antique  New Year Greeting postcard  featuring a charming scene of a young child holding flowers beside a large dog adorned with a floral garland. The design is surrounded by decorative holly leaves, berries, stars, and an ornate embossed Art Nouveau-style frame, with the greeting  “New Year’s Greeting”  printed at the bottom. This richly detailed holiday postcard exemplifies the artistry and sentimentality of the Golden Age of postcards and remains highly desirable among collectors of holiday, child, animal, and embossed greeting cards. Historical Context During the  Golden Age of Postcards (approximately 1907–1915) , publishers produced elaborate holiday greeting cards featuring idealized children, beloved pets, flowers, and seasonal symbols. New Year postcards were especially popular, serving as inexpensive yet elegant greetings exchanged among friends and family before the widespread use of greeting cards and telephones. The imagery found here combines several highly desirable Edwardian-era themes: Child portraiture Companion animals (dog) Floral symbolism Holly and berries associated with winter holidays Decorative Art Nouveau-inspired design Seasonal New Year’s greeting message The innocent child and faithful dog motif reflected popular early twentieth-century ideals of friendship, loyalty, family, and optimism for the coming year. Publisher & Printing Information This postcard is a  commercially printed color lithograph , not a real photo postcard. Features include: Rich chromolithographic coloration Decorative embossed design elements Raised holly, frame, and ornamental details High-quality holiday greeting production Antique greeting postcard format No publisher name is readily visible on the card, which is not uncommon for imported and specialty holiday greeting issues of the period. Collector Details Subject: Child with dog Theme: New Year Greeting Holiday postcard Embossed design Holly and berry decoration Floral motif Color lithograph printing Divided back Posted example One-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp present Handwritten message Early twentieth-century greeting postcard Standard postcard size Postcard Era Based on the divided-back format, embossed construction, stamp style, and overall design characteristics, this postcard dates to the: Golden Age Era (circa 1907–1915) Characteristics include: Divided back Embossed surface Chromolithograph printing Holiday greeting format Pre-Linen postcard era Pre-Chrome postcard era Victorian/Edwardian artistic influence Many embossed holiday postcards from this era were printed in Germany, although no definitive country of origin is visible on this example. Why Collectors Seek This Card This postcard appeals to collectors of: New Year greeting postcards Holiday postcards Embossed postcards Dogs and animal collectibles Child-themed postcards Edwardian-era ephemera Victorian and Art Nouveau design Holly and Christmas imagery Golden Age postcards Antique greeting cards Embossed holiday postcards featuring both children and dogs remain among the most sought-after categories of early greeting postcards because of their attractive artwork and broad collector appeal. Condition Antique postcard in vintage condition with age-related wear consistent with postal use and long-term storage. The postcard retains its original embossed details and attractive color presentation. It has been mailed and includes a one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp, postmark, and handwritten correspondence. Typical antique postcard wear may include corner wear, edge wear, light creasing, surface wear, handling marks, minor toning, and age-related imperfections. Please use eBay’s magnifier/zoom feature to carefully inspect all scans for condition details, including edge wear, corner wear, creases, bends, surface issues, embossing wear, writing, postmark clarity, stamp condition, toning, stains, paper loss, and any other imperfections. The images are part of the description and show the exact postcard you will receive. A lovely and highly collectible  Golden Age embossed New Year greeting postcard  featuring a child, dog, holly decoration, and beautiful period artwork—an excellent addition to any holiday, animal, or antique postcard collection. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Postcards & Supplies › Postcards › Non-Topographical Postcards.