The modern day greeting
card crystalised in 1843 when the first X-mas card with season's greetings was
designed in U.K. The commercial production of greeting cards became fully
established by 1860's. Though there are several means of conveying greetings, the
post remains the most popular and predominant mode of transmission. In India,
too, the practice of sending greetings by way of illustrated messages by post
was perhaps started by the British. It has become now an established feature as
in most other countries. We send greetings on occasions like Birthdays, Wedding Anniversaries and other happy occasions besides Deepawali,
Pongal, Durga Puja, Baisakhi, Bihu, Christmas, Id and other regional
festivals.
To strengthen the spirit of such greetings and make the medium of
transmission more communicative, the Department of Posts brought out a set
of two stamps on the theme of greetings.
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