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Merry Christmas
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Holiday card with a leaping reindeer on it. He has a bow with bells around his neck. His extensive antlers have an assortment of ornaments and garland hanging on them. The text "Merry Christmas" appears at the top. Printed in black and blue ink. The ornaments, bells and garland are thermography in metallic silver.
1962
Hawthorne-Sommerfield
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W012NN3
WHi 80269
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