Thomas Crane, Interior of card, Marcus Ward (1880) (all cards from the collection of Peter Wadham, courtesy Patricia Zakreski) 1880 card by Helen Cordelia Angell, probably published by Marcus Ward ...

C. pop-up Christmas cards, an antique Bread Winners mechanical bank, Clown with Crooked Hat still bank, and Drummer Boy bell toy were crowd favorites Collectors of toys, banks, pop culture items and ...

If you have a shoebox of old holiday mail stashed away, you might be sitting on more than just nostalgia. Antique Christmas cards have become a surprisingly hot corner of the collectibles world, and ...

The first Christmas card was designed in 1843. It was a simple illustration with a seasonal greeting. The first cards were expensive, but by the late Victorian period Christmas cards became more ...

The year 1843 was a good one for Christmas. Dickens’s legendary festive tale, A Christmas Carol, was published and the first commercially produced Christmas card was launched. Today, an estimated one ...

Much of Christmas as we know it — with its indoor evergreens, family dinners and visits from Santa Claus — came together during the Victorian period. Some Victorian holiday traditions, though, are ...

A prominent educator and patron of the arts, Henry Cole travelled in the elite, social circles of early Victorian England, and had the misfortune of having too many friends. During the holiday season ...

Most people treat old holiday mail like clutter, but a surprising number of antique Christmas cards are edging into serious collectible territory. The right mix of age, artwork, and condition can turn ...

A Christmas Congratulation Card: or picture emblematical of Old English Festivity to Perpetuate kind recollections between Dear Friends.” Cole, a model of Victorian enterprise, hoped that these cards ...