Vintage Christmas Postcard Ellen Clapsaddle Santa Claus Child Telephone Germany

Description

View Vintage Christmas Postcard Ellen Clapsaddle Santa Claus Child Telephone Germany with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. There is a tiny nick/loss on the upper top right edge margin, along with typical minor antique corner rubbing. A vertical banner dividing the scene reads"Thine Own Wish Wish I Thee". The front artwork displays beautifully with rich color lithography, strong embossed textures, and a crisp, clear artist signature. Item Description Highly collectible antique holiday greeting card designed by iconic artist Ellen Clapsaddle, featuring a whimsical scene of Santa Claus on an early wall telephone. Visual features show a rosy-cheeked Santa in a fur-trimmed coat speaking into a receiver, while a sweet curly-haired girl in a blue skirt talks back from the other side of the wooden pole. A vertical banner dividing the scene reads "Thine Own Wish Wish I Thee" under a heavy garland of green holly leaves and bright red winter berries. The reverse features a clean, unposted layout with the International Art Publishing Company logo and a crisp, deep mirrored impression of the front embossing. Condition The front artwork displays beautifully with rich color lithography, strong embossed textures, and a crisp, clear artist signature. There is a tiny nick/loss on the upper top right edge margin, along with typical minor antique corner rubbing. The clean reverse side remains unposted with no stamps, ink cancellations, or handwriting present. 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

1907

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

Time Period Manufactured

1900-1919

Unit Quantity

1

Postage Condition

Unposted

Country of Origin

Germany