英语词汇christmas card的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	christmas card
词源	Christmas card. The idea for the Christmas card was con- ceived in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole, the Englishman who drew the sketch for the world’s first postage stamp, the Penny Black. Cole suggested the idea to Royal Academician John Horsley, who designed the card, which depicted three generations of a family toasting the season with wine. About 1,000 of the cards sold that first year, a figure that would rise to billions.
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