Postcard History

January 16, 2025

Tag: covid19

  • HEALTH EDUCATION POSTCARDS

    HEALTH EDUCATION POSTCARDS

    Charles Bush

    2 Comments

    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

    Ray Hahn

    4 Comments

    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

    Ray Hahn

    2 Comments

    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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Past Article

Bill Burton
August 18, 2024 3 Comments
Jacob Tome has been forgotten by all except the historians in northeast Maryland. He died more than a century ago but his legacy – The Tome Institute for Boys – made it possible for young men to prepare themselves for very successful lives. Postcards help tell the story of this Port Deposit, Maryland, philanthropist.

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