The tradition of sending greetings can be traced as far back as the early Egyptians whom used papyrus scrolls to send letters and to the Ancient Chinese who exchanged messages of good will at New Years. Since then many cultures have exchanged greetings cards in one form or another.
New Year’s postcards in the 1900s and 1910s
Since the 1860s companies have been mass producing greetings cards and with further technical developments in printing increasing the availability and lowering the price, they became readily available to all. The introduction of color printing in the 1930s and humorous cards (sometimes known as Studio cards) in the 1940s and 50s saw their popularity grow ever further.
Here below is a set of amazing photos that shows New Year’s postcards in the 1900s and 1910s.
“I pray the New Year be full of delight for thee.”, circa 1900s
“Wishing You a Happy New Year.” An early twentieth-century postcard by artist Bernhardt Wall, circa 1900s
A Happy New Year, circa 1900s
A Happy New Year, Princeton Church Sabbath School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1900s
An early twentieth-century New Year postcard illustrated by Bernhardt Wall, circa 1900s
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