Postcard, Christmas, Unused, Ellen Clapsaddle, The Busy Painter, Evergreen Press, Ephemera

A boy on a ladder painting, a girl holding the bucket — Clapsaddle's "The Busy Painter," faithfully reproduced.

• Maker: The Evergreen Press, (founded 1968)
• Materials: Card stock
• Dimensions: Approximately 5.5 × 3.5 inches
• Origin:  Pleasant Hill, CA, USA
• Era: Vintage 1980s; (original illustration 1905–1912)
• Condition: Excellent — unused, no writing, never mailed. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

A lovely gift for a Clapsaddle collector, a Victorian Christmas enthusiast, or anyone who wants to display — or actually mail — one of the era's most beloved holiday images.

Ellen Hattie Clapsaddle (1865–1934) is recognized as the most prolific postcard and greeting card artist of the Edwardian era — the first and only female souvenir postcard artist of her time to establish her own enterprise. Working with the International Art Publishing Company of New York, her illustrations appeared on postcards, porcelain goods, calendars, and trade cards distributed worldwide, and her signed work is actively collected by deltiologists around the world. This card is an authorized print by The Evergreen Press, produced with care to preserve Clapsaddle's original 1905–1912 illustration.

Browse our shop for more vintage Christmas postcards to round out your collection.