Lot #809: Three Vintage Christmas Postcards - 1929 Shepherds "G. T. Co." - Danish "A/S Wilkig & Landsbo Kunstforlag" - Danish "Rudolf Olsen Kunstforlag"

Three Vintage Christmas Postcards (1) One Vintage Embossed 1929 USA Christmas Postcard, used, showing three shepherds and Bethlehem and the message "Christmas Good Will". This heavily embossed olive and white does not clearly indicate a publisher, but has a logo with "G. T. Co., Anderson, Indiana" in a triangular shield (Possibly "American Arts Company"?). Stamped with one Green USA One-Cent "George Washington" Stamp. Postmarked in December 1929 in Tomamanda, New York. The "G. T. Co., Anderson, Indiana" logo in the triangular shield identifies the Gospel Trumpet Company of Anderson, Indiana. This was the publishing arm of the Church of God. By 1929, they operated one of the most advanced printing plants in the Midwest. While they produced religious literature, their "American Arts" line of postcards was famous for its high-relief embossing and "Duo-Tone" color palettes. (2) Second undated Vintage Danish Christmas Postcard, unused, showing an outdoor winter Christmas scene with trees, bird, and cottages with the Danish message "Glaedige Jul!" (Happy Christmas!). This coloured postcard indicates the publisher as "A/S Wilkig & Landsbo Kunstforlag, Kobenhavn. Made in Denmark" and is not stamped, postmarked, or used. Rudolf Olsen was one of Denmark's most prominent "Kunstforlag" (Art Publishers). (3) Third, one undated Vintage Danish Christmas Postcard, unused, showing a Christmas scene with church, bells, and holly the Danish message "Glaedige Jul!" (Happy Christmas!). This coloured postcard indicates the publisher as "Rudolf Olsen Kunstforlag, Kobenhavn. Made in Denmark" and is not stamped, postmarked, or used. Rudolf Olsen was one of Denmark's most prominent "Kunstforlag" (Art Publishers). The firm was renowned for commissioning established Danish artists to create seasonal illustrations, which were then printed using high-quality European chromolithography. The Bells and Holly represent the "ringing in" of the season and are standard European Yuletide motifs. Dimensions: 9 mm x 14 mm Pickup category timeslot {A}