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Learn about antiques and collectibles with Georgia Caraway greeting card industry. In 1843, he commissioned an artist friend, John Calcott Horsley, to design a card that could be mailed in an envelope to friends, relatives and business associates. Queen Victoria, helped establish the holiday and special-occasion card in Great Britain and the United States. Louis Prang became the foremost greeting card maker in the U.S. when he introduced the Christmas card in With Christmas fast approaching, and gift 1875. The company manufactured nearly 5 million giving (and receiving) on the minds of many Christmas cards each year. collectors, I thought I would recap the newly released Top 10 collectibles categories as John C. Hall and his brothers opened the first sold on eBay. Hallmark card shop in Kansas City in 1914. He predicted that sending cards would become a social 1. Classic Cars, custom conveying that the sender cares about the 2. Vintage Electronics, recipient. Even in light of the advent of email cards, 3. Coins, more than half of the first-class mail sent in the 4. Books, United States is still greeting cards. 5. Baseball Cards, 6. Dolls and Action Figures, Several books about greeting cards have been 7. Antiques published: The Very Best from Hallmark: Greeting 8. Signage, Cards through the Years (Abrams, 1988), The 9. Fine Art Romance of Greeting Cards (Chase, 1971), The 10. Stamps History of the Christmas Card (Buday, 1954), and Greeting Card Design (Fink, 1992). Christmas greetings cards are becoming more popular as a collectible category. They may My friends have become used to receiving greetings come in the form of a postcard greeting or as cards from me from the 1940s and 50s with slightly a multi-fold greeting card. Henry Cole is yellowed envelopes. A few years ago a friend of credited with being the originator of the mine who had shopped one of my garage sales and
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bought a box of used cards for $3, sent one back to me with a computer-printed sticker affixed inside explaining it was a vintage card from our sale. They had carefully struck through the signature of the original sender and signed their names. I usually recycle Christmas cards after the season is over, but I can assure you that I added their card to my collection of vintage cards. So, if you care enough to send the very best, send a vintage card, yellowed envelope and all. Just be sure it arrives in the Nick of time. A Blessed Holiday and Healthy Happy New Year to all! Dr. Georgia Caraway, former director of the Denton County Museums for 14 years, and her friends opened the Howe Mercantile at 107 East Haning. Store hours are Thursday through Saturday noon until 8 p.m. In addition to Tips, Tools, & Techniques: Caring for Your Antiques and Collectibles, she has written four Denton history books and is working on a 5th history about the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo. Come shop for your Christmas treasures and gifts. SHOP LOCALLY. We can show you Howe!
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