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Hello
everyone, Christmas is fast approaching only 7 days till the big day,
are you excited?
As
I sit here and look up I see Christmas cards hanging on my wall and I
think, who sent the first Christmas card and when, so I do what you
do when you think such things, I ask Google. This is the answer I
got.
The
first
Christmas card was
created and sent
in 1843.
A man named John Calcott Horsley printed the first
Christmas card for
Sir Henry Cole, the friend who had given him the idea.
I then thought, I wonder how many
Christmas cards are sent each year, so again I ask Google and this is
the answer.
Over
2
billion Christmas cards are
sent in the US each year.
In
the UK, this figure will likely be around 900 million
Couldn't find an answer for how many
are sent here in Australia.................
I can tell you that here the cost of a
stamp to send a Christmas card is 65cents which is 35cents cheaper
then the cost of a normal stamp.
Interesting information about Christmas cards. The cost of stamp to send a card is 60 cents in our currency, which is about Australian 20 cents. This year I only sent one Christmas card to a friend who doesn't use smartphone. For the rest, we send greeting cards through Whatsapp. Have a happy day!
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the per year was at it's peak, because certainly at least here in the states it's largely been replaced by e-mails and Jib-jabs...
ReplyDeleteAre you saying Christmas stamps are cheaper than every day stamps where you are?
ReplyDeleteFascinating. I know card companies do well this time of year but I didn't know how it started.
ReplyDeleteNancy......I prefer cards I can hang up and look at
ReplyDeleteChris......So true not as many cards are sent now days
Chatty......Yes they are cheaper
Karen.......Pleased you found this interesting
Love receiving and sending Christmas Cards Jo-Anne. Put them on my piano so I can see them.
ReplyDeleteOur Christmas stamps have never been cheaper. Regular stamp here is 50 cents but going up to 55 cents in January.
ReplyDeleteI think my wife has paint and sent a billion of those cards here in the US.
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Margaret.....Cards we can see are great
ReplyDeleteRita.........I guess we are lucky we have cheaper Christmas card stamps
Rick........I am sure those who received them liked then
I love Christmas cards but sadly we dont receive now. All send greetings by mail !
ReplyDeleteHave a nice Christmas.