All Posts Tagged With: "J C Horsley"

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The Most Expensive Christmas Card Bought

I started this blog back in January with an article on the origins of the first christmas card sent by Sir Henry Cole and designed by J C Horsley.  It comes as no surprise to learn therefore that the record for the most expensive christmas card is indeed also the most famous christmas card.
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6Jul2008 | Matt | 1 comment | Continued
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So who is Henry Cole ?

I suppose there is no better place to start than the beginning and the history books trace the beginning of christmas cards to 1843.  To me that does’nt sound an awful long time ago because in the western world the birth of christ has been celebrated on the 25th of December since around AD350.  Mind you [...]

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16Jan2008 | Matt | 1 comment | Continued