• Mrs. Spencer and the First Gibralters

    Mrs. Spencer and the First Gibralters

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    Candy making in America is one of the nation’s most precious industries. The National Confectioners Association reports that Americans spend over $36 billion annually on confectionery products. Here is the story of how a small part of it all began.

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  • Beer Secrets

    Beer Secrets

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    “If I were a heart surgeon, I couldn’t have made a better contribution to society. I loved making beer and I would not have traded jobs with anyone,” are words often spoken by our newest contributor. Burt is a true Englishman, proud of his family, his country, and his skill as a brewmaster.

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  • Capitol-Beltway Postcard Club Celebrates 50 years

    Capitol-Beltway Postcard Club Celebrates 50 years

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    By Clarissa Ferraris and Tony Chaves It was 1976 and our nation was celebrating its Bicentennial. Carter was elected President, Apple Computer was founded, and NASA’s Viking missions landed on Mars. Yet another event happened that year that did not make headlines! Fifty people from Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia met at the Greenbelt Junior

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Past Article

Graham Palmer
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Raphael Tuck and Sons opened a New York office in 1900 and began making American view postcards. Set No. 2122, a 12-card series is entitled, “Indianapolis, Indiana.” The cards are featured in this Postcard History lesson.

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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.