A happy Christmas to you

A HAPPY

CHRISTMAS

TO YOU

 
 

image of baby Jesus
laid in a bed of straw

 

letters intertwined:
IHS

 

God's Angel stooped,
in bright array,
fear not ! he said,
but shout and sing !
to you in David's
town this day,
is born a saviour
Christ the King.

 

Signed: "T.STEVENS COVENTRY" on back at pointed end,
together with a diamond registration mark of 28 February 1874:

This design is not recorded by Godden as having been registered. However, he does record that on 28 February 1874, Stevens did register the design, described as "Many Happy Returns of the Day (ballooning subject)" and this has been identified as being either sb389 or sb390 on this site

Stevens logo and diamond registration mark on the reverse pointed end of this bookmark		DAY: 28
	BUNDLE: 1		YEAR: U {1874}
		MONTH: G {February}