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Hallmark – or Hall Bros. as it was then called - sold its first Valentine’s Day cards in 1913. Those initial postcard designs were purchased from another company, and in 1916 the company began producing its own Valentine’s Day card designs. In 1913 Hallmark Cards produced their first Valentine’s card, representing a key development in the commercialisation of Valentine’s Day. Valentine cards with a golfing theme, 1911. The left card was for the US market, the right card for the British market. The company (then called Hall Bros.) sold its first Valentine’s Day cards in 1913, and today the name Hallmark is synonymous with the cards. Valentine’s Day cards continue to be a popular tradition to this day – in fact, it is estimated that over 145 million cards are sold each year! Hallmark, the famed greeting card company, (initially Hall Brothers) first offered Valentine’s Day cards in 1913 and began producing them in 1916. According to Hallmark, 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged each year and this does not include all the packaged Valentines kids share in their classrooms. So, there you have it. Her first Valentine’s Day card in 1868 sold over 25,000 copies in just a few weeks. Greenaway was also known for her specialty in depicting historical clothing, remarkable knowledge in a time when you couldn’t easily research the fashion of past eras. With advances in printing, the 19th century brought printed Valentine’s Day cards and in 1913, Hallmark Cards printed their first cards, and Valentine’s Day was forever changed. Here are a few cards from 1913 – 1918 available for viewing at the Eagle Historical Society Museum. By 1916, the very first Hallmark Valentine’s Day cards appeared on store shelves. The oldest known valentine in existence The first written valentines did not appear until after 1400. Hallmark, which began offering Valentine's Day cards in 1913, estimates that today, 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged annually, not including the kids’ valentines popular for The day before Valentine’s Day 1932, the Newcastle-based Evening Chronicle reported on the popularity of sending Valentine’s Day cards, a custom which it said had witnessed a recent revival. 13 Feb 1932, Sat Evening Chronicle (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England) Newspapers.com But then came Hallmark cards for Valentine's Day. By 1913, a company by the name of Hallmark moved into the Valentine's Day card business and the rest is history. The tradition of sending Valentine’s cards dates back to the 15th century. Today, it’s one of the most enduring customs of the holiday. While we used to write hand-penned love letters, now we buy cards in stores or make our own, often with humor, heart, and a touch of glitter. Hallmark – or Hall Bros. as it was then called – sold its first Valentine’s Day cards in 1913. Those initial postcard designs were purchased from another company, and in 1916 the company began producing its own Valentine’s Day card designs. On this day in 1849, the first American-made valentines were sold in Worcester. They were designed and made by Esther Howland, the daughter of a local stationer. After graduating from Mt. Holyoke College, she returned to Worcester and began making valentines modeled on a fancy one she had received from an English Known as the "Mother of the American Valentine," Esther A. Howland sold cards with lace and ribbons that commercialized Valentines in America. Mel Melcon // Getty Images 7. Esther Howland helped to define love by creating the first commercially mass-produced Valentine's Day card in the United States in the mid-1800s. In the process, the 'Mother of the American Valentine' helped usher in a $20 billion holiday. People started exchanging cards and handwritten letters to both lovers and friends during the 17th century, but it was in the 1840s that the first Valentine’s Day cards were mass-produced in the Her Valentine designs sold so well for the card publisher, Marcus Ward, that she was encouraged to design cards for other holidays. Some of Greenaway’s illustrations for Valentine cards were collected in a book published in 1876, " Quiver of Love: A Collection of Valentines ." Esther Howland, known as “New England’s first career woman,” was a visionary artist and entrepreneur who popularized Valentine’s Day cards in the United States. Beautiful and elaborate European valentines were available in mid-nineteenth-century America, but their cost and rarity limited their market to a wealthy elite. Happy First Valentines Day As My Daddy Card, New Dad Valentine's Day Card for Husband, Daddy 1st Valentines Day Card from Baby, First Valentine's Day Card Gifts for New Dad $5.99 $ 5 . 99 FREE delivery Sun, Feb 2 on $35 of items shipped by Amazon Check out our first valentines day card selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our greeting cards shops.
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