| Greeting Card History | | | | |
| | | | Greeting Cards in the US: |
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| | | | • A Boston lithograph owner named Lois |
| Kelly Liyakasa is a staff writer for Kelly | | | | Prang is given credit for inventing the first |
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| | | | • Greeting cards were given to soldiers |
| Ever wonder where greeting cards came from? | | | | overseas fighting during WWII. Talk about |
| Yes, the kind you buy from Hallmark and send | | | | patriotic! |
| your dad for Father's Day. Believe it or not, | | | | |
| these nifty pieces of paper have a longer | | | | • In the 1980's, cards were printed for |
| history than you would think. See if you knew | | | | many holidays and expressions. Forget finding |
| these greeting card facts. | | | | only major holiday cards in stores. Greeting |
| | | | cards such as "Thank You" and "Saying Hello" |
| Cards' Origins: | | | | flourished. |
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| • In the early 1400's (before Columbus | | | | • Nearly 8 billion greeting cards are |
| sailed the ocean blue) paper greeting cards | | | | sold each year, hiking in revenue for |
| were given to friends and family in Europe. | | | | greeting card companies. |
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| • In Germany, greeting card makers used | | | | Like most industries, even greeting cards |
| wood for these unique creations. | | | | have transitioned into Net sales. reported |
| | | | that American Greeting is a service providing |
| • The first Valentine's Day card was | | | | some of the best greeting cards online. |
| exchanged in 1415, but didn't gain notoriety | | | | |
| until the Penny Press era (mid 1800's). | | | | Customers are given fun perks like adding |
| | | | digital photos, text and sound to their |
| • The first Christmas greeting card | | | | online greeting cards. Sure beats carving |
| given during the holidays was in England in | | | | wood engravings into homemade greeting cards! |
| 1843. | | | | |