March 4, 2026
Tag: Lorelei
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The Story of the Lorelei
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The major rivers of the world have profound effects on the lands they flow through. Any 5th grader can name some of them, but the Rhine River that raises in Switzerland and flows to the North Sea has influenced western civilization more than most. This bit of postcard history shows how.
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February 20, 2022 4 Comments
Finding unidentified real photo postcards is among our hobby’s most perplexing problems. How often have you heard it said, “I wish they would have written names (or dates, or places … or anything) on the backs of these cards!” This story is about some cards that had names on them, but each was in Greek.