It was both the Penny Post postal service in 1840 and the industrialization of the printing industry that led to the popularity of sending Christmas cards. At the same time, mail-order catalog companies used improvements in transportation, packaging, and

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It was both the Penny Post postal service in 1840 and the industrialization of the printing industry that led to the popularity of sending Christmas cards. At the same time, mail-order catalog companies used improvements in transportation, packaging, and the national postal service to expand their services. Photographed by the Bain News Service, circa 1910-15.

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