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2. Christmas card - Wikipedia

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   A 19th-century American Christmas card. A Christmas card is a greeting card sent as part of the traditional celebration of Christmas in order to convey between people a range of sentiments related to Christmastide and the holiday season. Christmas cards are usually exchanged during the weeks preceding Christmas Day by many people (including ...

3. Raphael Tuck & Sons - Wikipedia

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   Postcards. Raphael Tuck & Sons was a business started by Raphael Tuck and his wife in Bishopsgate in the City of London in October 1866, [ 1] selling pictures and greeting cards, and eventually selling postcards, which was their most successful line. Their business was one of the best known in the "postcard boom" of the late 1890s and early 1900s.

4. File:Father Christmas, Tuck Photo Oilette postcard 1919 ...

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   Tuck postcard, in the Photo Oilette series, number C7513. The text reads: A jolly old boy full of humour and joy, May you find Father Christmas to be! May he only give ear to the voice of good cheer And whatever enhances your glee. Christmas Greetings: Source TuckDB Postcards. Date 24 December 1919 Author Unknown Permission (Reusing this file ...

5. Greeting card - Wikipedia

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   A greeting card is a piece of card stock, usually with an illustration or photo, made of high quality paper featuring an expression of friendship or other sentiment. Although greeting cards are usually given on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas or other holidays, such as Halloween, they are also sent to convey thanks or express ...

6. Hummel figurines - Wikipedia

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   Hummel's "art cards" became popular throughout Germany, catching the eye of Franz Goebel, porcelain maker and head of W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik. Goebel acquired rights to turn Hummel's drawing into figurines, producing the first line in 1935. [ 1] The figurines were introduced at the Leipzig Trade Fair, a major European show for the industry.

7. History of postcards in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The golden age of postcards is commonly defined in the United States as starting around 1905, peaking between 1907 and 1910, and ending by World War I. [4] [5] [6] Listed here are eras of production for specific types of postcards, as typically defined by deltiologists. Most of the dates are not fixed dates, but approximate points in time as ...