SANTA CLAUS MECHANICAL POSTCARD -- Die Cut Santa Pops Up, when Opened, 1906

Description: Postcard - a MECHANICAL POSTCARD. My Merry Christmas WIsh. At the left side shows a winter scene with holly leaves and berries above. At the right side is a tab that fits inside a slit in the postcard. At the right is a bird sitting on top of a bell and states My Christmas Wish. Below from & the name Rita is written. The tap area opens up and a die cut Santa Claus pops up holding holly leaves & berries. To his left is a poem: To Whisper my name to You, O Friend, And wish you a Christmas Jolly, From Far away I send today This little sprig of Holly. Virginia B. Harrison. When the tap area is closed the Santa figure folds down inside the postcard. Because of how constructed, when in the closed position, the upper right corner appears as an angle. On the back side Ernest Nister, London, No.162, Printed in Bavaria, E. P. Dutton & Co., New York. Postmarked from Madison Sq. Sta., N.Y. on December 24, 1906 and addressed to Richmond, VA. Generally, very good condition overall, but has a small TEAR on Santa, where it folds. This could easily be repaired with a little glue by the next owner. I have included photos of both sides including when in the open position and when Santa is folded down to show the small tear. A RARE postcard for the specialist collector. SHIPPING $6.50 with Postal Tracking & Postal Insurance to addresses in the United States. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING is done through the ebay Global Shipping Program only. No other international shipping options are available. Ebay charges an additional fee to the buyer for this service. Ebay Global Shipping Program does not combine shipping for multiple items. I do NOT ship direct outside the United States, but use this ebay service for foreign shipments. Import duties, taxes, tariffs, and other charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding / buying. REDUCED SHIPPING in the United States for multiple ebay lots shipped together. Cost will vary depending on the number of items, size, weight and total value. Please request an invoice with combined shipping BEFORE PAYMENT and I will be happy to reduce your shipping accordingly. SHIPPING SCHEDULE. Payments made by 9 a.m. Eastern Time Zone Monday thru Friday the ebay lot is mailed the same day. Payments after 9 a.m. Friday or on Saturday or Sunday the ebay lot is mailed on Monday. I mark all ebay lots as shipped once I package the item even if it goes out later per this shipping schedule. BIDDING ON MULTIPLE ITEMS / MULTIPLE DAYS - let me know and I will hold those items up to 7 days. Otherwise payment is expected within 3 days or less. I send updated invoices at the end of each days auctions. Once payment is made those items being held will be shipped together. Please wait to pay until you have received a final invoice for all items purchased to receive a reduced shipping fee. SALES TAX - Ebay collects sales tax for those specific states that require such. Where appropriate ebay will add the sales tax to the purchase price based on the delivery address of the buyer. Ebay calculates, collects and remits the sales tax directly to each state as required. *****************************************************************************************To give all bidders an opportunity to obtain an item, I do not end auctions early*****************************************************************************************

Price: 35 USD

Location: Ashland, Virginia

End Time: 2024-11-30T19:31:11.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.5 USD