100+ year-old Christmas greeting from The Icon
"Peace, happiness and content to thee and thine."
This Christmas card was mailed to Bertha Althaus, Bluffton, Ohio, from her brother, Andrew of Toledo. We can't read the postmark date, but Bertha was married in 1899, and after that was Bertha Hahn.
For the address side of the card, check the photo below. There's no street address and no zip code required on this one cent post card.
Bertha Althaus Hahn is the grandmother of Fred Steiner, of the Icon.
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