Fröhliche Weihnachten – 1900 German Christmas Postcard

This elegant antique postcard by Theo Stroefer’s Kunstverlag (Nürnberg) features a fashionable Edwardian lady carrying gifts through the snow with a decorated Christmas tree behind her. Captioned “Fröhliche Weihnachten” (Merry Christmas), this early divided back postcard is postmarked 1900 and mailed to Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A. A beautiful piece for collectors of turn-of-the-century German holiday postcards.

• Type: Printed postcard

• Subject: Lady with gifts, Christmas tree, Edwardian winter scene

• Location: Germany (mailed to Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A.)

• Publisher: Theo Stroefer’s Kunstverlag, Nürnberg (Series XV a, No. 1010)

• Postmark: December 13, 1900 (Glöwen, Germany)

• Condition: Light corner and edge wear; minor age toning; handwritten message front and back. See photos for details.

• Era: Undivided back, 1900