Christmas Greetings cards: Selection 1

A selection of greetings cards. From top down, left to right:

M14/0007 - George Biggins' ascent in Lunardi's balloon 1785.  Christmas card featuring a Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759-1817) oil painting of a hydrogen balloon built by Vincenzo Lundari flying over a large crowd at St George's Fields, London, 29 June 1785. Greeting reads; 'With all good wishes for Christmas and the New Millenium from'. Printed by The Medici Society Limited, England.

M14/0008 - Derwentwater in Winter. Christmas card featuring a balloon flying over Derwentwater, Cumbria. A National Trust Photographic Library photo by Ian West. Greeting reads: 'Season's Greetings'. Design by MGML, printed in Great Britain.

M14/0009 -  N611SP. Christmas card featuring an Otis Imboden photograph of a gas balloon, registration N611SP, flying over the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States of America. The personalised greeting reads: 'Merry Christmas & Best Wishes for 1990' from the Woods family. The card was created by the Continental Divide Company.

M14/0012- Montgolfiade de Montagne. Christmas card featuring a Fanch Ledan art piece Montgolfiade de Montagne. Greeting reads: 'With all good wishes for Christmas and the New Year'. Printed by Caspari.

M14/0011 - Camp Quality. Christmas card featuring a John Fitzgibbon art piece for Camp Quality. Greeting reads: 'With best wishes for a joyous holiday season and a truly Happy New Year. From all at Balloon Aloft Australia'. Balloon Aloft Australia support Camp Quality and managed their balloon programme.

M14/0010 -  G-HOHO. Christmas card featuring a Carsten Neff photograph of G-HOHO, Santa-Claus, flying in Château-d'Oex, Switzerland. The greeting is in English, German and French and reads: 'Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year, Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein erfolgreiches Neues Jahr, Joyeux Noël et une bonne Nouvelle Année'.