I love Christmas cards. And I have a huge collection of them. Actually, I love ALL greeting cards. Always have. My mother used to save all her greeting cards in a big shoe box and one of my favorite childhood pastimes was going through the box, making up stories to accompany the pictures on the cards. I especially loved the shaped or die-cut cards - I'd trace around the edges and use the outline to make frames for my drawings. Hmmmm. Whatever happened to all that creativity I wonder. But I digress.
Today, I just thought I'd show you a few cards from my collection. It's a pretty random selection - some are really old, from the 1920s and earlier. But most were issued sometime between 1930 and the early '60s. I used to be able to pick these up for around a nickel each, in thrift shops. These days, with more and more people collecting, they're usually considerably more expensive - and harder to find. But I still love hunting for them.
Those are a lot of fun, Joy! I wish I had some of our old cards. I do have postcards that my grandmother collected in the first quarter of last century, but I am with you, I like the vintage ones from 1930-1965 or so.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you! You really have a fun collection there.
xo
Sheila
Those are lovely. I have a few of my mom's 60s & 70s- vintage cards, but not much that's older than that.
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