Tag: postcards

  • 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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George “Burt” Martin
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Seaside humor postcards always avoid outright meanness, sure they are exaggerations but they are harmless. Most of the art does not mock real bodies, it mocks the cartoon world. They are the cards that portray naughtiness without consequences.

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