When was the first christmas card sent? and who started it commercially?

Question

When was the first christmas card sent? and who started it commercially?

Answer 1

Sir Henry Cole in London, 1843.



"The first commercial Christmas cards were commissioned by Sir Henry Cole in London, 1843, and featured an illustration by John Callcott Horsley. The picture, of a family with a small child drinking wine together, proved controversial, but the idea was shrewd: Cole had helped introduce the Penny Post three years earlier. A batch of 1000 cards was printed and they sold for a shilling each; in December 2005, one of these cards was auctioned for nearly £9000."