A HAPPY CHRISTMAS in red below hanging lantern at left, head of Santa with white beard & circlet of holly right
Greeting THE KING AND QUEEN (Ed VII & G.V. period ), Made in Saxony, Christmas & New Year, Santa
logo over RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD -- PUBLISHERS BY APPOINTMENT TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD -- LONDON, PARIS, BERLIN, NEW YORK; with or w/o MONTREAL - with or w/o TORONTO, DESIGNED AT THE STUDIOS IN ENGLAND AND PRINTED AT THE FINE ART WORKS IN SAXONY
A HAPPY CHRISTMAS in red below hanging lantern at left, head of Santa with white beard & circlet of holly right
KED&KGV Saxony
oblong sheet, once folded, embossed, light grey background inside top right:-CHRISTMAS GREETING in red below:- OF ALL THE NICE OLD GENTLEMEN OF WHOM WE EVER HEARD, WE THINK DEAR FATHER CHRISTMAS IS MUCH TO BE PREFERRED, WE HOPE THAT WHEN HE COMES TO YOU, THIS MERRIE CHRISTMAS-TIDE HE'LL BRING YOU ALL THE THINGS YOU WANT, AND MANY MORE BESIDE. OF WHOM WE EVER HEARD, WE THINK DEAR FATHER CHRISTMAS IS MUCH TO BE PREFERRED, WE HOPE THAT WHEN HE COMES TO YOU, THIS MERRIE CHRISTMAS-TIDE HE'LL BRING YOU ALL THE THINGS YOU WANT, AND MANY MORE BESIDE. mirror image of other Greeting
F. Brundage, unsigned(modified from postcard 1822)
W.CAIRN JONES
9 x 11.5 cm.