A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to You- Copy First Christmas Postcard Vintage Postcard

A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to You
Back Information: This is a reproduction of the first known Christmas card. In 1843, John Calcott Horsley, R.A., was asked by Sir Henry Cole to design Yule greeting which Cole could send to his friends. Horsley's drawing was lithographed in black and white and then colored by hand. Only a thousand copies were produced, for the popularity of sending greeting cards was still some years away. Christmas cards were introduced to America in the late 1870's by Marcus Ward and Company of London.
Condition: Good, the edges are a little soft, bottom left corner also slightly bent. Both the front and the back of the postcard have some evidence of aging
1980's
Unmailed
Reproduction
Publisher: Hallmark

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