A happy Christmas to you

the image of this bookmark
was kindly donated by
Georg Hartong, The Netherlands

 
A HAPPY

CHRISTMAS

TO YOU

 
 
 
 

image of baby Jesus
laid in a bed of straw
with Mary, Joseph and an angel

 
 
 
 

  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 theKing.

 

Signed: "T.STEVENS COVENTRY" on back at pointed end:
There is also a completed diamond registration mark, dated to 28 February 1874.

Geoffrey Godden however does not recorded this design as having been registered.
Godden's record for 28 February 1874 is of a Stevens bookmark, described as "Many Happy Returns of the Day (ballooning subject)" and this has been identified as being either sb1272 or sb1276 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}