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Vintage 1965 Salesman Sample Christmas Card Album
By Mercury Engraving Service, Inc. – Long Island City, NY
Up for listing is an original 1965 commercial salesman sample album titled \"Personal Christmas Greetings - Fine Hand Engraved and Printed Christmas Cards\" by Mercury Engraving Service, Inc.
This wire-bound counter display book was used by stationery shops and door-to-door salesmen to allow customers to select custom-imprinted holiday greeting cards. It includes a wide variety of sample cards mounted to heavy grey stock pages alongside matching envelopes, order numbers, and individual unit pricing.
Highlights & Features:
Year / Publisher: 1965 | Mercury Engraving Service, Inc. (Long Island City, New York)
Binding: Large wire-O spiral binder bound in metallic gold embossed foil trim and textured red faux leather
Contents: Features numerous tipped-in sample cards ranging from traditional religious art (such as Murillo\'s Madonna with Child) to mid-century modern Christmas tree tapestries, along with matching envelopes and the official back-page price schedule
Condition: Exceptional museum/archive quality; remarkably pristine
A fantastic resource for ephemera collectors, graphic design archives, mid-century holiday decorators, or paper arts crafters.
