One of First Christmas Cards Auctioned
By Marc • Dec 5th, 2005 • Category: the WeirdoLONDON – A 162-year-old Christmas card – one of the first ever printed – sold at auction Saturday for $16,000.
The hand-colored card, which shows a family celebrating around a table, is one of about 10 surviving from an original batch of 1,000 printed in 1843, auctioneer Henry Aldridge said.
I can’t believe they said the “c” word….Shame on them!
Marc is a Catholic technology geek living in Tennessee. He blogs at Wild Tangents and is the host of the Catholic Vocations Podcast.
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