Did you know…..Sending greeting cards to friends and family is a tradition dating back hundreds of years. The Chinese celebrated the advent of the New Year with messages of good will and good cheer.

The Germans printed New Year’s greeting from woodcuts as early as the year 1400.

By the mid 1800’s, most of the greeting cards were hand delivered and quite expensive - sent primarily to the elite wealthy. With the introduction of the postage stamp in 1840, greeting cards gained mass popularity.

By the 1850’s, printers and manufacturers designed both elaborate expensive cards as well as simple affordable ones.

Cards gained strong popularity in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s offering some of the most unusual art.

Who did you inspire today with a greeting card?

* Greeting Card Association