How was the first christmas card developed, when and why?

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the custom of sending christmas cards was started in the uk in 1843 by sir henry cole. he was a senior civil servant (government worker) who had helped set-up the new 'public record office' (now called the post office), where he was an assistant keeper, and wondered how it could be used more by ordinary people.sir henry had the idea of christmas cards with his friend john horsley, who was an artist. they designed the first card and sold them for 1 shilling each. (that is only 5p or 8 cents but in those days it was worth much much more.) the card had three panels. the outer two panels showed people caring for the poor and in the center panel was a family having a large christmas dinner! some people didn't like the card because it showed a child being given a glass of wine! about 1000 (or it might have been less! ) were printed and sold. they are now very rare and cost thousands of pounds or dollars to buy now! the original cards were advertised with the slogan: "just published, a christmas congratulations card; or picture emblematical of old english festivity to perpetuate kind recollections between dear friends"! the first postal service that ordinary people could use was started in 1840 when the first 'penny post' public postal deliveries began (sir henry cole helped to introduce the penny post). before that, only very rich people could afford to send anything in the post. the new post office was able to offer a penny stamp because new railways were being built. these could carry much more post than the horse and carriage that had been used before. also, trains could go a lot faster. cards became even more popular in the uk when they could be posted in an unsealed envelope for one halfpenny - half the price of an ordinary letter.

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