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Jeff FitzGerald
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Jeff FitzGerald The Amazing Postcardsof Ida Rentoul Outhwaite Postcard History is pleased to reprint the following thumbnail sketch of Ida Rentoul. The content is drawn from the New South Wales (Australia) Facebook Group. In 1904 when Ida Rentoul was sixteen, she illustrated a series of postcards published in Melbourne, Australia. One was titled Son of […]

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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.