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In 1843 in Britain a wealthy man, Sir Henry Cole, had so many greetings to send he couldn't hand write them all. So he had a card made showing charity to the poor, and the Christmas card was born. Subsequent cards have featured everything from nativity scenes to families around the Christmas tree. Early cards were lithographed and often adorned with silk, lace and satin.
The most sought after vintage Christmas postcards are those featuring Santa Claus dressed in a color other than red – such as purple, green, yellow or orange.
About 42 years ago, my wife, Darla, went to a very large white elephant sale and found a box of antique Chris… [more]
In 1994, I had the great pleasure of acquiring the complete archive of Walker Evans for the Metropolitan Muse… [more]
I worked for 35 years as a reference librarian with the Madison Public Library and I just got interested in M… [more]
I grew up in a home without any antiques. As a small kid, I started decorating my parents’ home for Christm… [more]
Andreas Praefcke (Ravensburg, Germany) collects postcards of old and new theatre buildings worldwide. His com… [more]
The following is a history of these wondrous little artifacts called cardboard Christmas village houses -… [more]
Ever wonder about that box of vintage Christmas decorations in the attic? From wooden nutcrackers to glass Ch… [more]
Theodore H. Althof, Jr's beautiful collection of vintage dimestore cardboard Christmas 'putz' village houses. Start… [read review or visit site]
This collection of over 2000 postcards provides a peek at life in and around Delaware in the early 1900s. Browse g… [read review or visit site]
Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatres and concert halls worldwide. Showcases 3700 images of over 1810 … [read review or visit site]
George Nelson's incredibly detailed chronicle of vintage Christmas tree lighting. Browsable by decade and special t… [read review or visit site]
Digital Past, a group effort by dozens of Chicago-area institutions, boasts one of the world's largest online colle… [read review or visit site]
This simple site showcases over 500 artistic Gablonz glass bead antique and vintage Christmas tree ornaments, made … [read review or visit site]
This site showcases over 1000 old Soviet Christmas and New Years cards from 1950 to 1990. Browse through page after… [read review or visit site]
Malcolm Roebuck's tribute to the ornate silk picture bookmarks and postcards ('Stevengraphs') produced by Thomas St… [read review or visit site]
Don't let this one get away from you. This 'unbelievable' collection, from the Wisconsin Historical Society, featur… [read review or visit site]
Great collection of American penny postcards from the early 1900s, organized by state and then county. Includes a n… [read review or visit site]
This beautiful site features a collection of tinted postcards, woodblock prints, and early maps of Tokyo. The image… [read review or visit site]
Lynne Appel's reference site contains useful information for postcard collectors such as such as a Postcard Collect… [read review or visit site]
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