Vintage Old World Santa Claus Christmas Postcard with Toy Bag & Girl Kneeling

This charming vintage Christmas postcard features a beautifully detailed illustration of Santa Claus dressed in a richly decorated fur-trimmed coat, gently touching the head of a kneeling young girl in a pink dress. Santa carries a large green sack filled with toys including a nutcracker and a doll, standing under a decorated Christmas tree adorned with candles, hearts, and stars. The card is embossed, adding texture and depth to the festive scene, with the greeting 'A Merry Christmas' embossed in gold lettering at the bottom.

The postcard measures approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches, a standard size for early 20th-century holiday cards. It is an original printed on paper, likely dating from the early 1900s, as indicated by the one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp and postmark on the reverse side. The back also shows handwritten notes and address lines typical of postcards from this era. The publisher is marked as A. & S., a known early postcard publisher, adding collectible value.