In Case You Were Curious...About Christmas Cards!
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- The first commercial Christmas card was sold in 1843...around 1,000 were sold for a shilling apiece.
- Early Christmas cards rarely showed the religious or wintry scenes we see today. Instead they tended to be flowers, fairies and exotic designs.
- It wasn’t until German printer Louis Prang started mass producing cards in 1875 that they became popular in the US. Until then, they were considered a luxury that only the rich could afford
- 45% of all greeting cards sent are for Christmas...but only 15% are bought by men.
- Hallmark invented the folded card. By the early 20th century, holiday greetings were still of the postcard-type variety. The Hall Brothers, who founded what would later be known as Hallmark in 1910, began issuing cards that were folded down the middle and stuffed into envelopes. The reason? People were having a hard time expressing all of their thoughts on the relatively small cards from other manufacturers.
