I love gift books of all kinds. They fall off shelves into my hands wherever I go. This one is bit different though -- I would call it more of a hard cover greeting card, as it has only eleven pages with pretty art and positive wishes for the coming year. The title page shows that the buyer considered it as a card too and sent it to Mr. and Mrs. La Vake from Mr. and Mrs. Neison. Here's an example of the wishes, "Carry into the new year only the choicest thoughts and inspirations." Book measures 4" x 7-1/2" and is clean and tightly bound. View More...
Beautiful, unused Christmas card fashioned from especially heavy card stock for use by the Regiment of Midshipmen. There is no date, but I am pretty sure that the image on the face depicts the chapel which may well date it from the 60's. It measures 6"x7x1/4" and opens to reveal a color painting of the U.S. frigate Constitution. View More...
Here we have four unused WWII greeting cards, all with their envelopes. Three are mildly risque and the fourth celebrates the single life. All measure 4"x5" and are crisp and clean. Envelopes show very light toning. One is for Christmas, as you can see, the others are for general use. The theme throughout is light-heartedness n the midst of war. View More...
This is not a postcard, but a holiday greeting card. It measures 4"x5" and has a plain white back with no writing and no stamping. The only personal thing is on the front at the bottom margin. The sender wrote, "See you soon. Norman Berry." The card was likely sent in an envelope along wih a Christmas letter for the folks at home. Many of the Christmas cards from Japan were colorful and rather Americanesque. But this card is a good collectible, as it brings together the icons of the Japanese culture and the time in which the sender would never forget. View More...
