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Eight of the Popes Named Leo
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Postcards serve as teaching aids in many places. Teachers are often proud of their collections and use them to make their lessons more visual. One old friend uses them as he teaches Sociology and Church History in the American southwest.
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Herbert Schultz
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For most collectors, learning about new cards from an old and reliable source (Tuck) is thrilling and the discovery often encourages new search goals. If this is true for you, what you learn from this contribution will keep you busy for a long time.
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The Ware Collection
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Visiting the Ware Collection at Harvard is like opening a present. These glass flowers astonish every visitor with a precision that blurs the line between art and science. Each piece reveals meticulous craftsmanship. The quiet gallery invites you to a prolonged examination that will be rewarded with a moment of genuine awe.
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Nuclear Ship Savannah
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Nuclear Ship Savannah had a famous namesake. The SS Savannah was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean in 1819; the voyage lasted 27 days. One hundred forty years later, the NS Savannah, a completely different kind of vessel, did the same in a fraction of the time. The second trip was much more…
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Postcard History is a free online magazine dedicated to vintage and historic picture postcards and the many stories associated with them. We feature richly illustrated articles designed to both inform and entertain postcard collectors and history buffs. We also provide the most comprehensive listing of forthcoming shows around. And there’s a rich trove of links to institutional and personal online postcard collections. There’s also a comprehensive, verified listing of active postcard clubs in the U. S. and Canada, which we’re working on expanding worldwide.