DEMPSEY & CARROLL INTRODUCES EXCITING NEW HOLIDAY COLLECTIONS FOR 2006 Classic technique, Contemporary designs

Dempsey & Carroll is proud to unwrap its 2006 holiday collections- eight new cards featuring modern images engraved in the traditional style. The ‘Snowscapes’ collection, in elegant silver and blue, focuses on the intricate beauty of the snowflake and the pristine peacefulness of winter scenes. The ‘Festive Gold’ collection employs the more traditional rich red, green, and gold inks with subtlety and grace. Each collection includes an assortment of one photo card and both traditional folded cards and flat holiday notes for a total of four cards. The fine engraving of these cards will truly impress all those who receive them and the versatile motifs ensure something for everyone.

The ‘Snowscapes’ collection has a more wintery feel without a focus on any one particular holiday. These cards are particularly appropriate in these multi-cultural times. The ‘Festive Gold’ collection pays homage to the time honored Christmas icon -the tree ornament- in a fresh graphic card with a coordinating photo card. All of Dempsey & Carroll’s cards combine the unique elements of expert hand engraving with vibrant inks and luxurious cotton papers.

‘These delicate intricate designs showcase our engraving skills so well and the fresh, new, up- to-date images reflect the current sensibilities of our discerning clients.’ says Lauren Marrus, CEO of Dempsey & Carroll. ‘Of course we still carry all of our classic designs as well, and they have stood the test of time quite well, but these new collections have a modern flair that makes them stand out.’

Holiday cards with personalized greetings start at $550 for a set of 100 cards with matching lined envelopes. Holiday notes can be personalized as well, starting at $450 for a set of 100 notes with matching lined envelopes. The holiday collections also come boxed, $50 for a box of 10 holiday cards and $45 for a box of 10 holiday notes.

About Dempsey & Carroll. Since 1878, Dempsey & Carroll has been providing the finest quality engraving on natural fiber papers to political leaders, the social set, and Hollywood icons. By using hand-engraved steel dies and copper plates made to specification, the finest inks, and the most luxurious cotton-fiber papers available, Dempsey & Carroll creates a rich experience for both the giver and receiver of personal correspondence. Personalized engraved stationery, such as social correspondence, wedding invitations and birth announcements, and boxed sets of motif cards, which are “ready to write,” are available through select dealers, at the company’s New York City showroom, and on the web at www.dempseyandcarroll.com.