Christmas Card, "Hope You're Headed for Your Merriest Christmas Ever," 1969

Summary

After the first airing of the TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas" on December 9, 1965, the characters from the "Peanuts" comic strip became indelibly linked in people's minds with the Christmas holiday. In 1960, Hallmark Cards introduced the Peanuts gang on a line of greeting cards and paper goods. This card was part of Hallmark's "Peanuts Gallery" collection.

After the first airing of the TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas" on December 9, 1965, the characters from the "Peanuts" comic strip became indelibly linked in people's minds with the Christmas holiday. In 1960, Hallmark Cards introduced the Peanuts gang on a line of greeting cards and paper goods. This card was part of Hallmark's "Peanuts Gallery" collection.

Artifact

Christmas card

Date Made

1969

Creators

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000 

Hallmark Cards, Inc. 

United Feature Syndicate 

Place of Creation

United States 

Creator Notes

Christmas card manufactured by Hallmark Cards, Inc. based upon cartoon characters created by Charles Schultz and licensed to United Feature Syndicate.

Collection Title

Greeting Card Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.13.72.6

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored
Red

Dimensions

Height: 3.875 in

Width: 6.188 in

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