Three gilded Christmas bells hang heavy with ceremony beneath a lush sprig of holly and scattered red berries in this exquisitely embossed holiday postcard — a design attributed to beloved American postcard artist Ellen Clapsaddle, whose delicate signature appears faintly in the lower right of the image. Published by International Art Pub. Co. of New York and Berlin and printed in Germany, this card was mailed December 18, 1907 from Goshen, New York to a Mr. Norman Sly in Warwick, New Jersey, bearing a one-cent Franklin stamp. The handwritten message reads: "Dear Norman — I thank you very much for the [gift?]. The little [item?]. They are very nice. Allow me to [thank?] you for [them?]. — [from] Helen M[?]." — a courteous thank-you note in the gracious Edwardian custom of card correspondence. Clapsaddle's Christmas designs are among the most actively collected holiday postcards in the hobby.