1910 Scranton PA Embossed Bells Holly Happy New Year Postcard Posted
$ 5.02
Description
1910 Scranton PA Embossed Bells Holly Happy New Year Postcard Posted. The design features an elegant border of embossed blue bells, each with a warm orange interior, intertwined with festive green holly leaves and bright red berries. Thank you for visiting! This item is in stock and usually ships within 1 business day of your purchase. It will be shipped via ebay Standard Envelope which provides tracking information when it passes through the sorting machines for First Class mail. USPS workers have no way of scanning the barcode on the label. When it marks it as "out for delivery or delivered" it means it has arrived at your local sorting center, not your home address. Depending on your local postal route, it may take several days yet to arrive at your home. Also, consider possible weather delays in the actual time the service takes. Feel free to write if you have any questions. This charming vintage postcard extends a warm "A Happy New Year to you" greeting, beautifully rendered with ornate script and vibrant colors. The design features an elegant border of embossed blue bells, each with a warm orange interior, intertwined with festive green holly leaves and bright red berries. The intricate embossing adds a delightful tactile dimension to the card, a hallmark of early 20th-century postcard artistry, creating a visually rich and celebratory scene perfect for the New Year season. The reverse of this postcard reveals a divided back, a common feature of cards from the early 1900s, indicating it was intended for both a message and an address. It bears a clear 1-cent U.S. postage stamp featuring George Washington and a legible postmark from Scranton, Pennsylvania, dated 1910. The handwritten message and address to Scranton, PA, provide a tangible connection to its past, making this a wonderful piece of ephemera for collectors of holiday greetings, Pennsylvania history, or early 20th-century postal history.
