SET: Greeting, No Royal attribution, (Q.V. period), LONDON PARIS NEW YORK without Limited, Printed in Saxony, Christmas & New Year

oblong single fold heavy stock with 3 serrated edges
message inside left , inside right flap prepared for adherent photo of mansion
inside left:-eight line poem GROWING WITH TIME, LIKE BUDS THAT GROW THROUGH SPRINGTIME HOURS, AND BLOSSOMS AS THE SWEET DAYS GO TO SUMMER FLOWERS--HEARTS ONLY BEAT MORE TENDERLY AS YEAR DEPART! AND SO " A MERRY YULE TO THEE!" WITH ALL MY HEART!

• Bells
• Christmas
• Greeting Card
• Novelty
• Wild Roses

die cut images of children in old style dress
verse below:-THE BLITHEST OF ALL CHRISTMAS DAYS BE THIS, DISCLOSING TO YOU FAIRY WORLDS OF BLISS

• Children
• Christmas
• Novelty

oblong single fold
inside left :- TO FROM
inside right:- O THOU WHO BY LOWLY BIRTH HAST KNIT FOR EVER HEAVEN AND EARTH, THE VIRGIN'S SAVIOUR, AND THE VIRGINS SON: BREATHE IN OUR EVERY WORD AND THOUGHT. THE FILIAL PRAYER THYSELF HAS TAUGHT, AND AS IN HEAVEN ON EARTH THY WILL BE DONE.

• Christmas
• Greeting Card
• Religious

oblong single fold heavy stock with 3 serrated edges
message inside left , inside right:- flap prepared for photo or card,(Blackpool tower photo on this card)
inside left:-fifteen line poem A CHRISTMAS BLESSING I WOULD BEAR, AND ASK ALL GLADNESS FOR THY SHARE, ALL BEAUTIFUL AND JOYOUS BEAMS, ALL GOLDEN AND UNFADING GLEAMS, BUT NOT ALONE FOR CHRISTMAS DAY...CLOUDLESS RAYS!
note: signature very difficult to read

• Christmas
• English Robins
• Greeting Card

die-cut single sheet, double fold to left & right flaps
inside centre:- HARK! JOINING IN CHORUS THE HEAVENS BEND O'ER US - THE DARK NIGHT IS ENDING - AND DAWN HAS BEGUN

• Christmas
• Greeting Card
• Ivy

back panel:- MAY JOY ABIDE ALL CHRISTMASTIDE above left of watery rural inset, leaves lower right
inside over both panels:-[SWEET IN WINTER TO REMEMBER WHAT A SUMMER SMILE CAN BRING MAY IT BRIGHTEN MID DECEMBER EVERY FEELING, EVERYTHING, rural landscape
comes PRIZE EXHIBITION DESIGN

• Artist
• Christmas
• Greeting Card
• Rural

die-cut, twice folded to back & 2 front flaps, irregular edges
centre back top:-"HEAVEN BLESS YOU AND PROSPER YOUR AFFAIRS"
below:- A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A BRIGHT NEW YEAR TO YOU FROM
note: card back damaged:place of manufacture estimated

• Christmas
• Floral
• Folded Greeting Card
• Mignonette
• Narcissi
• New Year

die-cut, single sheet, 4 folds to left & right flaps & back
inside back top WITH ALL GOOD WISHES:-WITH SINCERE CHRISTMAS GREETING
below:- THE FESTAL SEASON COMES WITH ALL BLITHE AND KINDLY WAYS A THOUSAND BLESSINGS THROUGH ITS PEACEFUL DAYS

• Birds
• Christmas
• English Robins
• Greeting Card
• Holly
• Mistletoe

oblong, thicker stock, single fold
inside left:- "O BIRD", I SAID, "I'VE MISSED THE POST!" WILL YOU CONVEY A WORD TO GREET SOME FRIENDS I VALUE MOST? HE ANSWERED"LIKE A BIRD!" BUT IF THE WORDS SOUND POOR AND THIN, YOU NEED NOT FEEL A DOUBT, HE'S BEEN AND PUT HIS CLAWSES IN, AND LEFT MY CLAUSES OUT!
inside right:-robin stands holding placard EXTRA SPECIAL. LATEST EDITION. ARRIVAL OF THE NEW YEAR.....ETC. ETC.
used 1891

• Anthropomorphic
• Artist
• Birds
• Christmas
• English Robins
• Greeting Card
• Novelty

oblong, thicker stock, single fold
inside left:- THAT LITTLE BIRD, WHOSE WHISPERED WORD IS SOMETIMES QUITE MALICIOUS, CONSENTS TODAY TO BEAR AWAY A GREETING MOST AUSPICIOUS. HE WISHES YOU A SKY OF BLUE, AND STILL SOME KINDLY FELLA TO SAY (IF SHOWERS SHOULD E'ER ENSUE) "COME UNDER MY UMBRELLA"
inside right:-robin stands holding umbrella ALLOW-ME, MISS!
used 1891

• Anthropomorphic
• Birds
• Christmas
• English Robins
• Greeting Card
• Novelty

die-cut single sheet, double fold, 2 serrated edges
inside centre top:- WITH ALL GOOD WISHES FOR A JOLLY CHRISTMAS FROM

• Christmas
• Fox Hunting
• Greeting Card
• Holly
• Luck

oblong single fold heavy stock with 3 serrated edges
message inside left , inside right flap has image of 2 pink wild roses stuck in
inside left:-eight line poem FEEL AND KNOW YOU THINK OF ME, AS KINDLY AS I THINK OF YOU, WHEN CHRISTMAS TIME SETS ROAMING FREE SO MANY GREETINGS SWEET AND TRUE, I MAY NOT MEET YOU FACE TOO FACE, BUT LOVING FANCIES ROUND YOU TWINE AND SOMEWHERE IN AERIAL SPACE, I FEEL YOUR THOUGHT RESPONDS TO MINE
note: artist signature very difficult to read

• Bluebirds Of Happiness
• Greeting Card
• New Year

die-cut, folded to give front & back flaps, stuck on thin cream card
inside :-A JOLLY CHRISTMAS TO YOU below two humanized fish dancing on their tales
used in 1890

• Anthropomorphic
• Christmas
• Greeting Card
• Novelty

die-cut single sheet, 5 folds
inside centre top:- A HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU
below:-WHILE GREY DECEMBER'S CHILLY FACE IS BRIGHTENED BY THE SUNNY GRACE OF CHRISTMAS, TAKE FROM ME ONCE MORE A HEARTFELT GREETING AS OF YORE

• Bluebirds Of Happiness
• Christmas
• Greeting Card
• Luck
• Pansies
• Rural

oblong double fold to left centre & right flaps, many ribbons applique to front
inside:- both left & right flaps show stylised flowers & bluebirds of happiness
centre:-HERE'S TO DEAR OLD CHRISTMAS, WE WELCOME HIM AGAIN, WITH ALL THE FUN AND FROLIC THAT COMETH IN HIS TRAIN, AND WHEN HIS REIGN IS OVER, FOR YOU MAY THERE REMAIN A STORE OF JOY TO LAST YOU, TILL HE COMES AGAIN
back:- white daisies with yellow centres

• Artist
• Children
• Christmas
• Daisies
• Floral
• Greeting Card
• Novelty

die-cut single sheet, 4 folds
centre back: top:-A HAPPY CHRISTMAS
below:-WHATEVER HOPES WITHIN YOUR BREAST ABIDE FOR JYS MOST NEW AND DEAR, MAY SWEET FULFILMENT COME WITH CHRISTMASTIDE AND ALL YOUR HOPES COME TRUE

• Bells
• Christmas
• Greeting Card
• Ivy

die-cut, single sheet, triple folds, left overlies back & right flap
inside left & right floral sketches & bird flies
back:-WITH....BEST WISHES FOR A BRIGHT AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS

• Christmas
• Greeting Card
• Holly
• Wild Roses

oblong single sheet, single fold
inside centre:- WITH BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR

• Birds
• Greeting Card
• Ivy
• New Year

die-cut, folded to give front & back flaps
inside left top:-A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU
below:-Scotsman dancing over swords
inside right top:- watery rural view
below:-FOR AULD LANG SYNE, MY FRIEND, FOR AULD LANG SYNE I STRETCH IN THOUGHT A KINDLY HAND TO TAKE A GRIP O' THINE....FOR AULD LANG SYNE

• Greeting Card
• New Year
• Novelty

on back of both side flaps: stylised birds flowers & butterflies
die-cut single sheet, single fold
inside centre top:- A HAPPY CHRISTMAS
below:-ALL THAT CHRISTMAS HAS OF PLEASURE, AND CONTENT, AND LOVE, AND SWEETNESS, AND OF EVERY DEAREST TREASURE - ALL I WISH YOU TO COMPLETENESS!

• Artist
• Camelias
• Christmas
• Floral
• Greeting Card
• Ivy

die-cut single sheet, single fold
inside left:- WITH BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
inside centre top:- GOOD WISHES
below:-BE YOURS THE PUREST HAPPINESS THE HUMAN HEART CAN KNOW - ALL THAT CAN GLADDEN YOU OR BLESS....O'ER YOUR HEAD
inside right flap:-FAIR BE THY HOPES AND PROSPEROUS THY LIFE

• Artist
• Christmas
• Daisies
• Greeting Card
• Ivy
• New Year
• Rural

die-cut single sheet, double fold
inside back of both flaps stylised flowers & flying bird
centre back top:- BLITHE BE YOUR CHRISTMASTIDE
below:-BLOW WINTRY WINDS ACROSS THE EARTH AND BEAR MY THOUGHTS WITH THEE TO EACH AND EVERY CHRISTMAS HEARTH WHERE ABSENT DEAR ONE'S BE - AND WHISPER WORDS OF HOPE AND CHEER FOR ME INTO EACH LOVED ONE'S EAR

• Artist
• Christmas
• Floral
• Greeting Card
• Snowdrops

die-cut, folded to give front & back flaps
inside left top:-WITH BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY CHRISTMAS
below:-I REALLY THINK THEY'RE RATHER NEAT IN SOFTLY SHADED GREY'S AND BLUES THE LITTLE FOOT'S A LITTLE FEET. I WISH I STOOD IN BABIES SHOES! ONE MIGHT TRANSLATE THEIR MEANING SO, AND DO IT JUSTICE ON THE WHOLE: MAY TROUBLE TAKE YOU NOT IN TOW AND NOTHING HURT YOUR TENDER SOUL!
inside right:- seaside view

• Christmas
• Greeting Card
• Novelty

die-cut, single sheet, single fold
inside right top:-A HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU
below:-THE BRIGHTEST , HAPPIEST CHRISTMAS DAY THAT EVER YOU SPENT BE YOURS.

• Christmas
• Floral
• Forgetme Nots
• Greeting Card

die-cut single sheet, double fold
inside back of both flaps stylised flowers & flying bird
centre back top:- A HAPPY CHRISTMAS
below:-THERE IS NOTHING HALF SO DEAR AS THE THOUGHT OF CHRISTMASTIDE, THERE IS NOTHING HALF SO SWEET, THOUGH YOU SEARCH THE WHOLE WORLD WIDE. THOUGH ITS POWERS TRUE HEARTS CAN MEET, TIME AND SPACE WOULD ELSE DIVIDE.

• Anemones
• Christmas
• Ferns
• Greeting Card

die-cut single sheet, single fold, embossed
inside back: top:- A HAPPY CHRISTMAS
below:-THOUGH CHRISTMAS COME WITH FOG AND COLD, AND THOUGH THE FROST BIND ALL THE LEA, AND DRIFTING SNOW THE FIELDS ENFOLD - YET SHALL OUR CHRISTMAS MERRY BE. FOR WHAT ARE FOG AND FROST AND SNOW TO HAPPY HEARTS WITH LOVE A-GLOW.

• Christmas
• Floral
• Greeting Card
• Pansies

die-cut single sheet, single fold
outside back:- watery rural scene with pollard willows

• Greeting Card
• Liliesofthevalley
• New Year
• Rural

oblong card , single fold
opens to show "CHRIST IS BORN" between various grasses
back:-A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS AND A GLAD NEW YEAR pink fuchsia cascading down

• Artist
• Christmas
• Floral
• Fuchsia
• Greeting Card
• New Year

oblong single fold heavy stock with 3 serrated edges
message inside left , inside right flap prepared for photo or card,
inside left:-fifteen line poem MAY CHRISTMAS COME IN GENIAL MOOD WITH SUNNY SMILES AND SKIES OF BLUE, AND MAY IT BRING FULL MEED TO YOU, OF ALL THINGS SWEET, AND FAIR, AND GOOD.
MAY CHRISTMAS COME WITH GOODLY CHEER....YOUR MEMORY DEAR!

• Bluebirds Of Happiness
• Christmas
• Daisies
• Greeting Card

oblong single sheet, double fold
inside centre left :-two blue-tits perch on winter branch
right:-MY CHRISTMAS WISH WOULD CROWN THY WAY WITH EVERY DEAR DELIGHT, FOR THEE AND THINE I FONDLY PRAY - "OH, MAY THE YULE BE BRIGHT"

• Birds
• Christmas
• Greeting Card

oblong single fold heavy stock with 3 serrated edges
message inside left , inside right flap prepared for photo or card,
inside left:-eight line poem ANOTHER ACT OF LIFE IS PAST! AND OTHER SCENES ARE BROUGHT TO VIEW, MAY EVERY ONE THIS YEAR UNFOLDS BE SET IN ROSY TINTS FOR YOU! AND MAY WE EACH PERFORM A PART AND NEVER IN OUR EFFORTS PAUSE, TILL WE CAN FEEL THAT WE HAVE WON A MEED OF FAIR AND JUST APPLAUSE.

• Bluebirds Of Happiness
• Greeting Card
• New Year

die-cut single sheet, single fold to left & right flaps
inside left top :- A HAPPY CHRISTMAS
below:- WITH KINDEST REGARDS OF AN OLD TRIED FRIEND, AND THE VERY BEST WISHES A HEART CAN SEND

• Anemones
• Christmas
• Floral
• Greeting Card

die-cut single sheet, double fold to left & right flaps
inside centre top:-ALL HAPPINESS FOR CHRISTMAS
below:-CHRISTMAS PLEASURES DAY BY DAY BLOSSOM ROUND THY HAPPY WAY; MAKING STILL WHERE'ER THOU ART SUMMER ECHOES IN THY HEART

• Christmas
• Greeting Card
• Ivy