Tolkien Visual Collecting Guide: Greetings Cards

My definition of Greetings/Gift cards are that they come with an envelope. Not to be confused with plastic gift cards with money on them.

See seperate blogs for postcards and art cards/posters.

Athena

Jimmy Cauty

1977

Hobbit House Note Cards

Hobbit House

14 cards (7 designs) and envelopes

Hobbit (Bakshi)

Bilbo and the Dwarfs, Birthday Party

George Allen & Unwin

Sets of 8 cards with matching envelopes in plastic sleeve was produced from 1975 by George Allen & Unwin publishers from original artwork by Tolkien. 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Original Series

#1 - The Hill: Hobbiton - across - the Water; #2 - Bilbo wakes with the early sun in his eyes; #3 - Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves; #4 - Rivendell; #5 - Conversation with Smaug; #6 - Death of Smaug; #7 - Fangorn Forest; #8 - Barad-dur.

Hobbit Series 1

#1 - The Hill: Hobbiton - across - the Water; #2 - The Hall at Bag-End; #3 - Rivendell; #4 - The Trolls; #5 - Beorn's Hall; #6 - The Misty Mountains; #7 - The Elvenking's gate; #8 - The Green Dragon.

Hobbit Series 2

#1 - Bilbo Comes to the Huts of the Raft-Elves; #2 - Lake Town; #3 - The Front Gate; #4 - The Mountain-Path; #5 - Conversation with Smaug; #6 - Death of Smaug; #7 - There and Back Again; #8 - Bilbo Woke with the Early Sun in his eye.

Lord of the Rings

#1 - Old Man Willow; #2 - Moria Gate; #3 - The Forest of Lothlorien in Spring; #4 - Dunharrow; #5 - Barad - dur; #6 - Map of Middle-Earth; #7 - Minas Tirith; #8 - Helm's Deep.