Hand-embroidered by French needleworkers and sold to soldiers as souvenirs, this silk postcard wishes 'Heureux Noel' (Happy Christmas) with a stitched stocking and ribbon design. Inscribed 'Chaumont, France, 1918,' it likely traveled home from the headquarters town of the American Expeditionary Forces, a poignant memento of an American soldier's wartime Christmas overseas. Project: 218654