Esther Howland began designing and printing valentines in 1848.
Esther Allan Howland who created lithographed valentines cards in 1847, placed her first ad in the Worcester paper, The Daily Spy, Feb. 5, 1850 for sales of Valentines Day cards. In 1881, she sold her business to the George C. Whitney Company, one of the nation's largest publishers of Valentine's Day cards.
Hallmark cards are greeting cards for birthdays, Valentines Day, Mothers Day, etc.
It is estimated that over 100,000 cards are made for valentines day.
by giving valentines day cards to people that you like or have a crush on
Christmas because of how many cards sent
by giving valentines day cards to people that you like or have a crush on
1847 by Esther Howland of Worcester, Massachusetts
People send more cards on Christmas then Valentines day.
mothers day
Around 180 million cards are sent every year.
Its either Valentines day or Christmas, but I would say that Valentines day probably beats any other holiday in card sales.
i think personally the only Holiday that the Americans really exchange more cards that on valentines is Christmas !