Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Trivia Pur$uit

The first known Christmas card was created for Sir Henry Cole of England, who had a thousand printed for sale in his shop in 1843. But they didn't sell well enough for him to repeat the effort the following year.
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2 comments:

  1. B.T.Bear (esq.)11:30 AM

    The first ones were sort of postcards, I think.

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  2. david mcmahon1:01 PM

    Hi BTBear,

    Would love some more info if you have it handy ....

    Cheers

    David

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