December 14, 2025
Tag: Lipman Postcards
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The Lipman Postal Card
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Bob Toal The granddaddy of the American Mailing Card is the Lipman Postal Card of 1872. It is the first private postcard successfully marketed to businesses for mailing advertisements. It also represents the first fully illustrated private postcard in America. As such, this card is historically significant. It is rare and commands a premium at…
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August 22, 2024 2 Comments
Few people today remember attending a one room school, but if you do, surely you fondly remember what you learned and from whom. The rest of us will rely on the research of social historians. Today students no longer need to walk miles to school in deep snow, uphill in both directions. Help them make the best of that advantage!