Most historians date the Christmas card’s arrival to 1843, the same year in which Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol. In that year, the inventor and civil servant Henry Cole ...

Getting an athlete's autograph on a vintage card was once considered a big no-no. To hobby purists, it was considered a desecration of an original collectible. But times have changed. The market ...

And since the season of giving is officially here, I want to spread some holiday cheer by highlighting Christmas-themed trading cards, which is a bigger niche than you may realize. Advertisement ...

Here’s a quick breakdown of the origin of Christmas ... in the Christian holiday and the pagan holidays it falls near. "The incorporation of pagan practices can be detected in late antique ...

Fewer people are writing and sending Christmas cards this year Credit: Supplied One in 10 won’t be sending a single card this year – with 49 per cent adding they would prefer not to but feel ...

Take, for example, the humble Christmas card. My research shows that these printed seasonal greetings borrowed from the customs of the past to move Christmas into a new age. Annual sales and ...

according to Vintage News. A religious image had never before been put on a White House Christmas card. Inside the cards was an embossed seal of an American eagle with an olive branch in one talon ...

The King and Queen's Christmas card has been revealed, showing the monarch and his wife smiling in the Buckingham Palace garden. In the picture, taken by photographer Millie Pilkington in April ...

A shopkeeper and antiques collector has tips on where to find vintage Christmas decor, what to invest in, and how to create a holiday tablescape.

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene sparked a fan reaction on Monday when they released their Christmas card for 2024. The charming portrait, which they posted on their official Instagram account ...