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Sir Henry Cole FRSA (15 July 1808 – 15 April 1882) was an English civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce and education in the 19th century in the United Kingdom. Cole is credited with devising the concept of sending greetings cards at Christmas time, introducing the world's first commercial Christmas card in 1843.
Danish Christmas card, 1919. Many people send cards to both close friends and distant acquaintances, potentially making the sending of cards a multi-hour chore in addressing dozens or even hundreds of envelopes. The greeting in the card can be personalized but brief, or may include a summary of the year's news.
John Callcott Horsley. John Callcott Horsley RA (29 January 1817 – 18 October 1903) was a British academic painter of genre and historical scenes, illustrator, and designer of the first Christmas card. He was a member of the artist's colony in Cranbrook.
The idea of Christmas celebrations didn't take until the mid-1800s and the first Christmas card was commissioned only in 1843. As exchanging cards grew more popular, Victorians sought designs to ...
When was the very first Christmas card created? Answer: 1843 (pictured here!) and it was invented by Henry Cole. With too many friends to write a letter to for the holidays (an old custom in ...
Christmas cards are illustrated messages of greeting exchanged between friends and family members during the weeks preceding Christmas Day. The traditional greeting reads "wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year", much like that of the first commercial Christmas card, produced by Sir Henry Cole in London in 1843. [163]
The First Christmas Card In 1843, 1,000 of these cards sold for a shilling apiece. Now only 12 remain, and one was sold for £20,000 in 2001 (or about $28,000 back then). Sir Henry Cole sent this ...
Nationality. American. Known for. Printing, lithography, publishing. Spouses. Rosa Gerber, Mary Dana Hicks. Louis Prang (March 12, 1824 – June 15, 1909) was an American printer, lithographer, publisher, and Georgist. [1] He is sometimes known as the "father of the American Christmas card ".