I have included two antique birthday cards for your enjoyment. I love old cards. The art is so beautiful. I love the sentiments. Although the postmark is unreadable to me I see there is a one cent stamp and it was postmarked 1912. You will have to see if you can read the message written in pencil. Enjoy.
How did I choose this subject to be included in the first blog? Possibly it is because this blog is a handwritten note to people I love. It is not a business letter. It is from me personally. Recently I purchased a box of notecards for my grandson who is studying business in college. I explained that in the business world a hand written thank you note is considered one of the most critical things one can send. His cards are ecru with his name printed on the card in navy blue. The envelopes are lined in blue. There is room only for a brief note. I purchased stamps to be included in the box so he has no excuse not to write notes.
Kara Kennedy wrote about her Grandmother Rose Kennedy:
“My grandmother Kennedy was very meticulous about handwritten messages, notes and letters. I remember receiving a high school graduation gift from her cousin (my second or third cousin). After I opened package, she immediately went to her secretary (desk) and pulled out her note cards and made me write a ‘thank you’ note to my cousin and mail it. My grandmother believed that a handwritten note was the ultimate way to show our gratitude. She also believed in sending greeting cards for every occasion. Each card had a special handwritten message especially for me. She knew me so well I wished I had kept those cards. I loved reading and re-reading them. At times she would include a letter in the card because she couldn’t say all that she wanted to in that little area on a the card.”
Remember saying thanks costs nothing but gives everything.
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I , too, learned to love the beauty of the handwritten note, and my favorite, letters written to me from my grandfather. He was born in 1895 and had attended military school as was custom in his family. He was taught that a man’s handwriting was his first calling card and it would distinguish him amongst his professional peers. Needless to say his handwriting was beautiful to behold and to receive a letter from him was not only to receive lessons in love, but grammar, eloquence of speech, and a rhythm of days gone by.
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