Sunday, December 20, 2009

Vintage Christmas Monday - An Old-fashioned Christmas

These postcards were printed in Germany and published by Fredrik Peterson of Boston around 1910. The greeting "Lycklig Jul" is in Swedish.







The last postcard has this message:

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We got home alright Friday night but was pretty near froze to death. The boys are shaking the table so I can hardly write. I have just finished writing a letter to my cousin. I just had a long letter from her. My I am glad because we don't have to go to school now for two weeks.


I'm participating in
Vintage Christmas Mondays.
Also see my December
Vintage Thingies Thursdays posts for more vintage Christmas stuff.

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11 comments:

  1. Just a bed of rosesDecember 20, 2009 at 5:26:00 PM CST

    Picture perfect!

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  2. ★Carol★December 20, 2009 at 5:32:00 PM CST

    Those postcards are so beautiful, and definitely show a simpler time, don't they?! The writing on that one is pretty funny too!
    Happy VCM and Merry Christmas!
    Carol

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  3. Simple HomeDecember 21, 2009 at 1:21:00 AM CST

    I love, love, love those postcards. Thanks so much for sharing them. I'll start posting some of the ones I told you about, after we get past the holiday rush. I have a couple on today's post. Have a wonderful Christmas.
    Blessings,
    Marcia

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  4. londonDecember 21, 2009 at 4:04:00 AM CST

    Lovely postcards...Merry X Mas and happy new year to all of you. :D

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  5. AnonymousDecember 21, 2009 at 9:41:00 AM CST

    beautiful :)

    merry christmas everyone! here's to a new decade :)

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  6. UnknownDecember 21, 2009 at 11:59:00 AM CST

    I love vintage post cards. I have begun collecting them a little at a time, as I see one I can afford and if it really "speaks" to me. the messages on the back are indeed a lot of fun to read!

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  7. anythinggoeshereDecember 21, 2009 at 1:26:00 PM CST

    Lovely postcards. The color is so pretty!

    Thank you so much for participating in Vintage Christmas Mondays this year.

    Merry Christmas to you and yours! xo Joan, your hostess

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  8. UnknownDecember 22, 2009 at 4:53:00 AM CST

    These cards are beautiful! I will be looking for them.
    Also, I just stole your weather button. Too cute. Thanks.
    Happy Holidays

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  9. SylviaDecember 22, 2009 at 7:06:00 AM CST

    The postcards are gorgeous, you have a nice collection. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Merry Christmas...

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  10. Maria BergDecember 22, 2009 at 9:02:00 AM CST

    It is Swedish text, how come? Are you from Sweden?

    The kids on the last one do not look so happy at it said Happy Lycklig.

    /Maria Berg

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  11. Christine H.December 29, 2009 at 3:46:00 PM CST

    These cards are magical and so different from American vintage Christmas cards. Thanks for posting them.

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