Merry Christmas from THSSH! This year’s vintage card features an angel with a violin. The note on the reverse dates it to 1907 which corresponds to the divided back to separate the message from the address. The U.S. Post Office authorized divided-back postcards in 1907. The card bears no stamp or postmark and may never
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Happy holidays from The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills (THSSH)! This year’s card was postmarked in Millington, NJ, around 1907 and sent to Madeline Koechlein (c.1905-1991) of Liberty Corner by her Aunt Lizzy. Madeline later ran Koechlein’s grocery store in Liberty Corner with her brother Phil. The card has an undivided back which indicates
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Often, Christmas cards are discarded after the holidays, but this classic from the THSSH Archives contains many clues to local history. The card was sent to Madeline Koechlein (c.1905-1991) of Liberty Corner, NJ, by her Aunt Mattie (probably Martha E. Boyle Fenner of Peapack). Although not postmarked, the card probably dates to around 1910. The
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