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First Christmas Greeting Cards Begin in Victorian England
The habit of sending Christmas cards started with Henry Cole in 1843 who enlisted John C. Horsley to design a printed card. R J Pease later popularized cards in America, and Louis Prang became known as the father of the American Christmas card in the 1870s.
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Henry Cole
John C. Horsley
America
R. J. Pease
New York State
Boston
Charles Dickens
Prang