• Nénette and Rintintin
    Paris — Summer 1918

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    After 40 years of collecting, it is wonderful to find new history on postcards. When Nénette and Rintintin came to light at PostcardHistory.net, the joy of telling our readers was thrilling. Hopefully we have surprised you!

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    Nénette and RintintinParis — Summer 1918

  • The Cincinnati Production Chain

    The Cincinnati Production Chain

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    If your goal is to understand and exhibit postcards of all kinds, learning about artists, printers and others in done by looking beyond the “pretty picture.”

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  • America’s Most Historic Forts

    America’s Most Historic Forts

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    As we Americans watch the Evening News, it is difficult to understand how big the Department of Defense is without examining the budget. $832.3 billion is quite a sum. The number of postcards of all the forts is a tiny number in comparison.

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  • Portraits by Picasso

    Portraits by Picasso

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    Museum postcards in today’s world are more souvenirs than vehicles for messages. They do however serve a valuable purpose – they introduce newcomers to art they would never see in its original format. And they help us learn!

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Past Article

Eleanor “Ellie” McCrackin
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A recent interview with a collector of observatory postcards was great fun. I had no plan for another until Bill Ward came to my office one day. We talked about books and his postcard collection that he said was just words and notes. Bill’s words were really special and his notes were better.

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