• Fishing in America

    Fishing in America

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    Fishing in America may seem like a topic with nothing new to tell, but the history as seen on postcards is both interesting and amusing. We look to Tuck to pave the way to unusual learning.

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  • Eleven Postcards that Changed My Life

    Eleven Postcards that Changed My Life

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    St. John Paul Chowder clicked the “Tell Your Postcard Story” button on Postcard History’s homepage. He tells PcH Online Magazine a story of finding his father’s “alarm clock” postcards in a closet forty years ago. Like his father, Paul is interested in “time” and has decided to stop wasting it.

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  • Tuck’s American Views – Part IVPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

    Tuck’s American Views – Part IV
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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    The city of brotherly love is so full of history that books about it would fill several shelves. That’s obvious, but true. Philadelphia is where America began and where our forefathers created the U. S. Constitution – the law of our land. What better place could Tuck choose to make such beautiful postcards?

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Past Article

Hy Mariampolski
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Postcard collectors are very conscious that the cards we cherish reflect the people and events, as well as the standards and ethics of their time. Human Zoos is a scholarly examination of some postcards from an era that we hope will never be again. Postcard history can be controversial too.

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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.