• 2026 Huntspex
  • 2026 Huntspex
  • A Postcard History Fifth Sunday

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    Today is the fifth Sunday of May 2026. Postcard History is often sentimental on fifth Sundays, so today we offer three fictional tales inspired by postcards without identity. We hope you enjoy them.

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    A Postcard History Fifth Sunday

  • An Emotional Landscape of the“Aha” Moment

    An Emotional Landscape of the
    “Aha” Moment

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    “Rebus” may be new to some, but the rebus puzzle is older than all of us. Once used to enhance storytelling, today it renders common sayings and phrases to visual puzzles that children can solve but still stump adults.

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  • Oh, That’s so Madison Avenue

    Oh, That’s so Madison Avenue

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    No one is immune to advertising. It’s in our ears. It’s in our face. It’s everywhere. Like it or not advertising makes our purchasing decisions for us. Postcards help sell products, commodities and services. Here are a few examples.

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  • Columbia Eneutsiak, Eskimo Queen

    Columbia Eneutsiak, Eskimo Queen

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    “Living Exhibits” or “Human Zoos” by most standards were dismal ways to earn a living, but for the public they were curious and entertaining. This story of an “Eskimo Queen” teaches what it was like to be part of one.

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Past Article

Ray Hahn
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So many have lived among us who we would never know were it not for postcards. Rene Cloke is one. As a shy young girl Rene was interested in drawing and illustrating books. While in her forties, she worked in Britain’s War Office where the maps she made saved young lives during World War II.

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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.