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1843 is the year
The first ever Christmas card was sent in 1843 by Henry Cole. A picture of the card can be seen by clicking on the related link below.
The first Christmas cards were commissioned by Sir Henry Cole. Illustrations were done by John Callcott Horsley in 1843. Although there was some controversy over the scene depicted in the card (the family was shown drinking), Cole saw this as a moneymaking idea. He introduced the â??penny postâ?? three years later, selling the cards for a shilling each.
If you are referring to Christmas cards the practice started in 1843. Other types of cards and invitations were sent prior to this but it is traditionally the accepted date card delivery was make by the Post Office Service.
The first Christmas card to be specifically designed and sent is believed to have been by WCT Dobson, RA, in 1844.No, Christmas cards don't date from 1843. They actually date from 1865. It's a common mistake.
The first Christmas card was believe to have been printed in London, England in 1843. A product of the imagination of an artist named John Horsley.
The first Christmas cards were sent in England in 1843. They were first send in the United States in 1875. John Callcott Horsely illustrated the first Christmas card, but what inspired him is not known.
The first Christmas cards were created in England on 9 December 1843, although some websites state the year was 1842. Either way, the idea came from Sir Henry Cole, Director of London's Victoria and Albert Museum, who asked his friend, artist John Calcott Horsley, to design a card which could become commercially available to the public - and to also be used by Cole himself.
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The first charity Christmas card was sent in 1949. It was designed by 7-year-old Jitka Samkova of Rudolfo, Czechoslovakia.