Tag: coronavirus

  • HEALTH EDUCATION POSTCARDS

    HEALTH EDUCATION POSTCARDS

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    Infectious disease has threatened mankind since the dawn of time. Read on to get a postcard collector’s perspective of how epidemics have been dealt with through the years.

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  • Joy Is One Postcard Away

    Joy Is One Postcard Away

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    The coronavirus pandemic has made home-bodies out of us all. Except for our mail carrier, I haven’t seen anyone but my wife in six days, but I have plenty of company – the piles of recently purchased postcards on my desk. Join me in finding Joy.

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  • Poster Postcards Part XI

    Poster Postcards Part XI

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    Today’s episode was be #11 in the series, but it was hijacked last week when the card you see here appeared in my mailbox. It fits all the requirements of a poster postcard, however it is not attractive, it is not innovative, and it shows no sign of creative talent. Nevertheless, it is a poster!…

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  • An Easy Way to See the World in the Age of Coronavirus

    An Easy Way to See the World in the Age of Coronavirus

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    Dear Fellow Collectors, The situation of our world today is far outside my realm of understanding. Many of you join me, for we find ourselves unable to define our spirit in common terms. Like everyone else says, “These are unprecedented times.” It sounds so hackneyed, doesn’t it? Yet, postcard collectors have a unique escape from…

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Past Article

Hy Mariampolski
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Just about a mile South from Times Square, Pennsylvania Terminal is the final station for trains originating west and south of New York City and from the East via the Long Island Rail Road. The Hotel New Yorker was built cater-cornered to the Western end of the terminal. In the intervening years, the magnificent McKim, Mead and […]

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