Antique Christmas Postcard Ellen Clapsaddle Santa Claus Child Stocking 1914 CA

Description

View Antique Christmas Postcard Ellen Clapsaddle Santa Claus Child Stocking 1914 CA with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Visual features include a young child peeking out from behind a white curtain, a large toy sack filled with a toy horse and doll, and a printed poem starting with "Hey, Santa see". The bottom margin displays a bold, multi-color embossed greeting reading "Christmas Greetings" with the artist's signature visible just above it. Item Description Beautiful antique holiday greeting card designed by famed artist Ellen Clapsaddle, showcasing an Old World Santa Claus holding a white stocking. Visual features include a young child peeking out from behind a white curtain, a large toy sack filled with a toy horse and doll, and a printed poem starting with "Hey, Santa see". The bottom margin displays a bold, multi-color embossed greeting reading "Christmas Greetings" with the artist's signature visible just above it. The reverse contains a heartfelt handwritten message to Bakersfield, California, complete with a green 1-cent stamp and a desirable 1914 Panama-Pacific Exposition slogan postmark. Condition The front art retains highly vivid red and pastel color tones with crisp, deep embossing details. Edge margins show typical antique corner rubbing and exceptionally minimal edge wear consistent with careful handling. The back displays standard uniform age toning, a clear machine-canceled ink postmark, and dark, legible ink handwriting. Shipping Your item will be carefully packaged and shipped quickly with tracking Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Postcards & Supplies › Postcards › Non-Topographical Postcards.

Unit of Sale

Single Unit

Artist

Ellen Clapsaddle

Number of Items in Set

1

Character

None

Featured Person

None

Occasion

Christmas

Size

Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)

Material

Paper

Year Manufactured

1914

Original/Licensed Reprint

Original

Franchise

None

Brand/Publisher

International Art Publishing Co

Subject

Santa

Type

Printed (Lithograph)

Unit Type

Unit

Era

Divided Back (1907-1915)

Theme

Greetings, Holiday, Antique Ephemera, Nostalgia, Festive, Santa Claus, Father Christmas

Features

Divided Back, Embossed, Stamp, Stamped

Time Period Manufactured

1900-1919

Unit Quantity

1

Postage Condition

Posted

Country of Origin

Germany