Christmas Countdown ...4... Christmas Cards are another tradition started in
England in 1843 by Henry Cole by John Horsley who was the designer of the first
Christmas card which was quite expensive – one shilling. As railways were built,
postal services became cheaper (only halfpenny for a Christmas card in an unsealed
envelope), and printing methods improved, Christmas cards became popular by the
1870’s . At first nativity scenes were depicted on cards, and then images of red
robins and winter snow scenes.
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| the first Christmas card 1843 ( from http://www.whychristmas.com/customs/cards.shtm) l |
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