June 24, 2026
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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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.