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Saint Mark’s Campanile in Venice
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Every tour guide in Venice will tell you the story of the bell tower’s collapse and how the Tower Keeper’s cat was the only casualty. Postcards, both old and new, will tell the rest of the story.
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The Result of Buying one Postcard
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The purchase of one postcard at least 25 years ago started a search for at least 130 more. They are not plentiful and the topic is a strange one, but remember, the fun is always in the search.
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Memories of the Crowded Park Row Terminal of the Brooklyn Bridge
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Haven’t you wondered, at least once, that an ancestor of yours is in a postcard crowd? I have, but then you remember that those in the picture are all permanent residents in some cemetery and only history knows their names.
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Three Biographic Sketches
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On May 9, 1926, a Fokker Trimotor took off from an airport in Norway and flew north into a white silence, but when it returned there was a lot to celebrate. Byrd and Bennett were safe, and another part of the world had been explored.
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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.