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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 some non-Christians) in Western society and ...
The royal Christmas card tradition dates back centuries; as the Royal Collection Trust notes, “Following the introduction of the ‘penny post’, the first Christmas cards were sent in 1843 ...
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 post-World War II stamp program followed a consistent pattern for many years: a steady stream of commemorative issues sold as single stamps at the first-class letter rate. While the majority of these were designed in the double-width format, an appreciable number issued in honor of individuals conformed instead to the format, size, general ...
2020: Sussexes share new family photo from California on Christmas card. In honour of their first Christmas in the United States and Harry’s first holiday since stepping down from the royal ...
Like this poignant wartime Christmas card from the then Princess Elizabeth, sent in 1942. There's the tilt of the cap, the young face, looking into an unknown future.
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. [167] The custom of sending them has become popular among a wide cross-section of people with the emergence of the modern trend towards exchanging E-cards .
The University of Louisville has an extensive collection of private papers from notable Kentuckians, including numerous vintage Christmas cards. These 100+ archival Christmas cards shine a light ...