The first Christmas card in the world was printed in 1843, which has recently been put on display at the Charles Dickens Museum in London. The year the card was printed, the same year Charles Dickens's book 'A Christmas Carol' was also printed. During this time, 1000 copies of the card were printed, out of which only 21 are left. The card depicts the Victorian era era, which frightened those who saw the card for the first time.
According to the news published in News 18, New York based Battledore Ltd. And Justin Schiller, a Kingston founder and president who was selling the books and this card, said,
In the picture printed on the card, a child toasts a glass of wine with the elders, which was scandalized. So this card was censored by running a capon.
The card was created for both Christmas and New Year, which was illustrated by painter and illustrator John Callcott Horsley, at the suggestion of Sir Henry Coale, a British civil servant and inventor who founded the Victoria & Albert Museum in London Was established. The cards were filled with color by hand. The card has a family image celebrating Christmas. With this, a message is written on the card, 'Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you.
Sales of the card began Friday through the online website Consortium, which is run by a Boston-based dealer and Marvin Getman.
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