John Sands b. 1 January 1818

Also known as John Sands Ltd
  • Designer (Printmaker)
Sands was a printer, engraver and stationer. "He printed and published a wide variety of publications, but especially notable were his directories, almanacs, gazetteers and prints by F. C. Terry and S. T. Gill depicting colonial life." (ADB) His firm is said to have introduced the first Australian Christmas cards in 1881.
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References [<ExternalResource: G.P. Walsh, Sands, John (1818–1873) G. P. Walsh, 'Sands, John (1818–1873)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sands-john-4536/text7431, published first in hardcopy 1976, accessed online 13 December 2019.>]