A Halloween card is a greeting card associated with Halloween. The concept originated in the 1890s United States, experiencing a peak of popularity there in the early 1900s.
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| Halloween cards from Edwardian era |
Until the advent of the common home telephone, Halloween cards occupied a role similar to Christmas cards and birthday cards.
Today, many cards from the popular designers of the period are sought after as memorabilia.
Here below is a set of cool vintage photos from Alan Mays that show Halloween cards in the 1900s and early 1910s.
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| A Hallowe'en Wish |
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| A Halloween party at the set of sun |
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| A Jolly Hallowe'en |
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| A Joyous Thanksgiving |
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| A Merry Halloween |
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| A Witch with a Veggie Chauffeur in a Halloween Melon-mobile |
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| Am on a flying trip. Will see you soon, G.S. |
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| Apples for bobbin |
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| Bringing Home the Halloween Pumpkin |
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| Come spooking with me on Hallowe’en |
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| Hallowe'en Greeting |
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| Hallowe'en Greeting |
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| Hallowe'en Greetings. Frances Brundage |
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| Hallowe'en. Uncertainly. Hope. Despair. Happy ever after |
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| Hallowe'en |
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| Halloween – “Friendly Fairy, Witch, or Fay, Fulfill the Wish You Wish Today” |
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| Halloween Pranks |
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| Halloween Pumpkinheads at the Gate |
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| Happy Halloween, You Turkey! |
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| Happy surreal Halloween |
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| Have a devilishly happy Halloween |
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| Ho! For a Happy Halloween |
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| Jack-o'-Lantern Scarecrow and Witch with Crescent Moon |
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| May Love Light Your Halloween Lantern! |
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| May This Be Your Luck on Halloween |
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| May your Hallowe'en be weird and witchy |
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| O, is my true love tall and grand? O, is my sweetheart bonny? |
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| Oh! Goodness! This must mean--'tis Hallowe'en! |
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| Out for Mischief |
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| Pumpkinhead Boy with Witch and Black Cat |
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| The Joys of Halloween Be Yours |
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| Watch for Ghosts When Halloween Comes |
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| What the boys did to the cow |
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| What the Pig tho't of the Ghost |
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| Whirl-O Halloween Fortune and Stunt Game |
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| Wishing You a Lucky Halloween |
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| Witch and black cat on a broomstick |
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| Witch and jack-o'-lantern card for Helene |
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| Woman with Bowl and Jack-o'-Lanterns |
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| You Auto Have a Happy Hallowe'en |
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