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A Sprig of Holly
Pictures by Louis Prang & Co.
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A sprig of holly with bright red berries, printed by Louis Prang & Co. in 1862, wishes merry and bright days and a Merry Christmas. Prang was the Boston printer who gave America its first Christmas cards, starting out with small colour cards of butterflies and flowers. For anyone you want to wish a warm, classic Christmas.
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Inside, it says
May your days be merry and bright. Merry Christmas!
On the back
Louis Prang (1824-1909), the Boston printer who gave America its first Christmas cards, began with little colour cards of butterflies and flowers.
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