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A Merry Christmas
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Holiday postcard showing Santa Claus behind the steering wheel of his motorized sleigh. Holly fills the front and pine boughs fill the back. He is wearing a driving hat and goggles. His coat is light blue and his gloves are brown. He has a basket full of toys next to him. Chromolithograph. Entire image is embossed.
1910
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W012NJX
WHi 79944
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