Origins and reach of Christmas greeting cards through history
Postmaster recounts card origins from ancient Egyptian papyrus greetings to a 1843 London Christmas card by John Calcott Horsley. He notes six billion cards mailed yearly in the United States and about 116 per family, with roots tracing back to medieval symbols and early woodcuts.
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National Greeting Card Association
United States
Germany
Christ
WR Maart Stema
London
England
John Calcott Horsley
Early American Christmas Card Discovery and Babson Forecast
Authorities trace one of the earliest American Christmas cards to a piece labeled A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Pease's Great Variety Store. Postmaster notes card sending as an old tradition and urges timely mailing with ZIP codes. Babson forecast for 1964 to cover elections taxes inflation and the stock market.
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Ernest Dudley Chase
Poston
Pease
Chase
Hha Goth
Babson
Roger W. Babson
Babbson
Roger W Babson an influential American business figure
Roger W Babson is an internationally known business commentator and investment adviser. He promoted religion and advertising in business, recovered from tuberculosis to create forecasting methods, ran Babson Institute and Webber College, founded the Midwest Institute of Business Administration, and supported the Gravity Research Foundation, shaping public interest in practical business fundamentals and the business cycle.
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Roger W. Babson
Gloucester
Babson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Babson Institute For Men
Gravity Research Foundation
New Boston
New Hampshire
Extra Star Route trip aids Shannon post office
Postmaster Baum announces an extra daily Star Route trip between Freeport and Savannah serving Shannon to ease mail congestion. First class and parcel post arriving by 8:55 AM are dispatched, with a 10:30 AM arrival back at Shannon. ZIP codes urged, lobby hours set, no window service Sundays.
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Baum
Freeport
Savanna
Shannon
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