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  • How Old Is That Postcard

    How Old Is That Postcard

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    This primer for the novice collector will aid in learning the age of a postcard and understanding the characteristics of social and technological advances in printing and manufacturing of postcards around the world. Much of what Americans collect today had its beginnings in Europe; even older cards from your hometown may carry the “Printed in…

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Past Article

Ray Hahn
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Thousands of places in America have interesting histories. The old Central Hotel, “at the end of the line” in Brookville, Kansas, is but one. As Postcard History examines our past one postcard at a time, it may be the places that have only one postcard like the Central, later the Brookville Hotel that are the most interesting.

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