17 December 2009

Joyeux Noel- an antique card collection

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A time long past-when family and friends corresponded by post. Do you still send out Christmas cards, holiday greetings?

Here, some favourites from my collection ~












14 comments:

  1. Wow, those are some great bulldogs...I mean Buldog.
    And the two cards of the little boy...I swear I have another card with the same boy on it. Too bad I can't just past him in the comment. I guess I'll have to post him in the next day or two and let you know.

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  2. I stopped sending out Christmas cards years ago. Now I send Holiday party invitations instead!I love these ones you've posted. It's an inspiration...Joyful Noel to you and yours.

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  3. These are just gorgeous. I still send out cards. I love doing it and I love receiving them. Happy PFF!

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  4. I adore doing just a few handmade cards. Last year I took dollar bills and embroidered red french knots on Georges' head. Rather my own little commentary on the fact that the $ is so worthless .. . might as well do something amusing with it ! I called this series "Just Send Money" ---
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/missjjj/3008072447/

    Hardly your traditional "card" ,
    but I love your adorable angel cards -

    Jjjj

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  5. What a beautiful collection. We send out our annual letter... no cards anymore. I love getting them.TFS. PFF

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  6. I am terribly old fashioned...I love sending cards (even if I am a wee bit behind on them this year). Little A...you by the way have wonderful taste in cards!

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  7. Your colection is lovely! I'm head over heels for the bulldog card. It's so unusual:) Happy Pff!

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  8. Those bulldogs look ferocious. I have some Christmas postcards with children in a similar style but with different models. Most of mine are made in Germany and have greetings in Swedish.

    I send Christmas cards with cats on them.

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  9. What a nice collection of vintage Christmas cards. My favorite is the 2 little girls with the 2 angels. The one with the bulldogs looks kind of menacing. Are they mad about something?

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  10. The little bulldogs are just so sweet! I collect vintage Halloween postcards, but also have a few Christmas ones as well...

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  11. the bulldogs are gorgeous...although i'd still be a little wary of one approaching me with mistletoe in his mouth! probably best avoided ;-)

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  12. What wonderful postcards! I love them. The one of the Christmas play and angels reminds me of what my family used to do for all the relatives and neighbors on Christmas Eve when I was a child!

    Happy PFF, and Merry Christmas.

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  13. These are so wonderful, I just had to come back to this and say it! Those bulldogs are feisty - seems they are each pulling for love, luck and longevity, if I get the plant symbols right. Good boys! The French cards are so sweet and more sentimental than I would have
    thought. Lovely collection! Merry Christmas, Gaye!

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  14. G,
    oh ! a week passes for you to tell me! you are wonderful & I am glad you are reading along with little to add to the mix- I am so happy to know this. my granMa would have picked up on this immediately. I actually have a few old french cards with flower meanings on them- must round them up! Hope you have a beautiful holiday and your daughter has visions of sugarplums dancing along beside her all season long. Gaye

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