Postcards Advertising Vintage Christmas Cards of the 1950s and 1960s
Advertising postcards usually fit into one of two categories: junk mail or souvenirs. These postcards advertising Christmas cards would have been considered junk mail by most people, so not many of these postcards have survived.
The postcards I have in this category are dated from 1957 to 1968. This is a period when large Christmas card lists and mailings were popular. The postcards were mailed between the middle of September and the middle of November by local printing companies or gift shops.
Some of the postcards showed a single design on the front, while others showed a variety of designs for different tastes and needs. They have printed messages on the back, with a space below for the sender's business information. The messages usually urged early ordering from albums, while assortments were complete or to avoid the rush. Some offered discounts for early orders. Imprinted names were also promoted, especially in the 1960s.
Published by National Artcrafts, Inc.
Mailed 1957.
Bulk mail card from a local printing company.
Undated, probably late 1950s.
Back of the above Santa card.
Mentions a number of card companies:
Brownie, Rustcraft, Hampton, Farvessi(sic?) & Looart.
Curteichcolor.
A variety of cards and three differnt style 1957 Hampton albums:
Christmas Reverence, Christmas Traditionals, Christmas Classics.
Curteichcolor.
Cards selected from 1958 Hampton albums—
almost all are slim designs.
Curteichcolor. Mailed 1962.
A reproduction of a Hampton card.
Numbered
P54382. Mailed 1963.
Representative designs from the CHAPEL LINE.
Message is the same as on the next card below.
Numbered P59231.
Representative designs from the CHAPEL LINE.
Back of the above Chapel Line card.
Information
for ordering the
advertising postcards and adding the store's name on the postcard to
be sent to the store's customers.
Numbered P59962.
Operation PG. Mailed 1964.
Promotes personalizing cards by having your name imprinted.
Hallmark, numbered 63XAY33. Mailed 1964.
Pictures "delightful Hallmark Jack-in-Box Christmas
Card Holder (150XCH17-3)"
and Hallmark cards.
Mailed 1964. Cards from MASTERPIECE ALBUMS.
Mailed 1966. Cards from MASTERPIECE ALBUMS.
Plastichrome by Colourpicture Publishers.
A few of the designs from the Newbury Guild
1967 Albums.
A selection of cards from 1968 Albums by the Newbury Guild.
Hallmark (66XAX40). Mailed 1968.
The "new Hallmark Christmas card designs
are imaginative and distinctive…"