--- product_id: 10137110 title: "Black and White Victorian Christmas Santa Putting Toys in The Fireplace Stockings Vintage Holiday Note Cards Boxed Set" brand: "vintage holiday cards" price: "VT12126" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 3 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/10137110-black-and-white-victorian-christmas-santa-putting-toys-in-fireplace store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Attractive gift-ready packaging 12 cards, 3.5x5 inches each Museum-grade heavyweight fine art paper Black and White Victorian Christmas Santa Putting Toys in The Fireplace Stockings Vintage Holiday Note Cards Boxed Set **Brand:** vintage holiday cards **Price:** VT12126 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > πŸŽ„ Send timeless holiday cheer with Victorian flair! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Black and White Victorian Christmas Santa Putting Toys in The Fireplace Stockings Vintage Holiday Note Cards Boxed Set by vintage holiday cards - **How much does it cost?** VT12126 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/10137110-black-and-white-victorian-christmas-santa-putting-toys-in-fireplace) ## Best For - vintage holiday cards enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted vintage holiday cards brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Gift-Ready Packaging:** Arrives beautifully boxed, making it effortless to impress clients, colleagues, or loved ones. - β€’ **Exclusive Vintage Charm:** Join a tradition dating back to 1843 with designs inspired by the very first Christmas cards ever printed. - β€’ **Premium Museum-Grade Paper:** Experience the tactile luxury of heavyweight fine art paper that stands out in every mailbox. - β€’ **Timeless Victorian Elegance:** Celebrate heritage with classic black & white Santa designs that evoke nostalgia and sophistication. - β€’ **Perfectly Sized for Personal Touches:** Compact 3.5x5 inch cards, blank inside for your unique, heartfelt holiday messages. ## Overview This boxed set includes twelve 3.5x5 inch blank notecards featuring vintage black and white Victorian Santa designs, printed on heavyweight museum-grade fine art paper. Packaged attractively for gifting, these cards offer a nostalgic yet premium way to share personalized holiday greetings rooted in the rich history of Christmas card tradition. ## Description Here at Philo Hooke Publishing we celebrate our Heritage with Victorian and Vintage Christmas Cards. Partly because of the beauty and sentiment but also it brings us back to simpler more peaceful times. The sending of commercially printed Christmas cards originated in London,1843. People exchanged handwritten holiday greetings, first in person, then via post. By 1922, homemade Christmas cards had become the bane of the U.S. postal system. The first Christmas card designed for sale was by London artist John Calcott Horsley. A respected illustrator of the day, Horsley was commissioned by Sir Henry Cole, who wanted a card he could proudly send to friends and acquaintances to wish them a Merry Christmas. Horsley produced a triptych. Each panels depicted a good deed; clothing the poor and feeding the hungry. The centerpiece featured a party of adults and children, with plentiful food and drink. The first Christmas cardΓ•s inscription read: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Merry was then a spiritual word meaning blessed, Of the original one thousand cards printed, twelve exist today. Printed cards became the rage in England; then Germany. It required an additional thirty years for American. In 1875, Boston lithographer Louis Prang, a native of Germany, began publishing cards, and earned the title "father of the American Christmas card." PrangΓ•s high-quality cards were costly, and they initially featured not such images as the Madonna and Child, a decorated tree, or even Santa Claus, but colored floral arrangements of roses, daisies, gardenias, geraniums, and apple blossoms. It was cheap penny Christmas postcards imported from Germany that remained in vogue until World War 1. Today more than two billion Cards are exchanged annually. ## Features - Twelve 3.5x5 Blank Notecards with Envelopes - Printed on Heavyweight Fine Art Paper Museum Grade - Attractively packaged ready to give as a gift - We also sell matching Greeting Cards - Blank inside ready for your own personal message ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Manufacturer | Philo & Hooke Publishing | | Brand | Vintage Holiday Cards | | Number of Items | 12 | ## Images ![Black and White Victorian Christmas Santa Putting Toys in The Fireplace Stockings Vintage Holiday Note Cards Boxed Set - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7170OPXGMmL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good quality card stock and print *by R***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2022* Exactly as advertised! Great old photo. Don't hesitate to buy!5 🌟 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice Little Old Fashion Cards *by S***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2013* Great cards! The picture is clear and precise. I've had some reprint cards that were poorly done and this set is not one of them. The card stock is very heavy and durable not flimsy. Envelopes are nice too. Somewhat of a tight fit but the are not hard in the least to get the card into. Overall I'm very pleased. ### ⭐⭐⭐ ... were of a heavy stock & the photo very nice but the envelopes were very small & a struuggle ... *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2015* The cards were of a heavy stock & the photo very nice but the envelopes were very small & a struuggle to get the cards into them. Wish the cards, and the envelopes, were bigger but overall a nice product. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/10137110-black-and-white-victorian-christmas-santa-putting-toys-in-fireplace](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/10137110-black-and-white-victorian-christmas-santa-putting-toys-in-fireplace) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-07*