| Greeting Card History | | | | during the holidays was in England in 1843. |
| Copyright (c) 2007 Kelly Liyakasa | | | | Greeting Cards in the US: |
| Kelly Liyakasa is a staff writer for Kelly Staller is site | | | | • A Boston lithograph owner named Lois |
| manager at 6StarReviews.com, a site dedicated to | | | | Prang is given credit for inventing the first American |
| giving YOU, the consumer, the best product and | | | | greeting card. |
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| money by having someone else review leading sites | | | | and greeting cards improved in style and quality. |
| and products, then Visit our site at | | | | • Greeting cards were given to soldiers |
| Ever wonder where greeting cards came from? Yes, | | | | overseas fighting during WWII. Talk about patriotic! |
| the kind you buy from Hallmark and send your dad for | | | | • In the 1980's, cards were printed for many |
| Father's Day. Believe it or not, these nifty pieces of | | | | holidays and expressions. Forget finding only major |
| paper have a longer history than you would think. See | | | | holiday cards in stores. Greeting cards such as "Thank |
| if you knew these greeting card facts. | | | | You" and "Saying Hello" flourished. |
| Cards' Origins: | | | | • Nearly 8 billion greeting cards are sold each |
| • In the early 1400's (before Columbus sailed | | | | year, hiking in revenue for greeting card companies. |
| the ocean blue) paper greeting cards were given to | | | | Like most industries, even greeting cards have |
| friends and family in Europe. | | | | transitioned into Net sales. reported that American |
| • In Germany, greeting card makers used | | | | Greeting is a service providing some of the best |
| wood for these unique creations. | | | | greeting cards online. |
| • The first Valentine's Day card was | | | | Customers are given fun perks like adding digital |
| exchanged in 1415, but didn't gain notoriety until the | | | | photos, text and sound to their online greeting cards. |
| Penny Press era (mid 1800's). | | | | Sure beats carving wood engravings into homemade |
| • The first Christmas greeting card given | | | | greeting cards! |