April 18, 2024
Tag: Sampson Brothers Postcards
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Come On Postcards
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In an up-coming article Postcard History readers will discover, in an article about military post office operations that mail from the homeland to the battlelines was thought by military brass to be essential and it took priority – often in front of guns and bullets. It is safe to say any mail – even nonsense…
Past Article
About ten years ago, I sat down next to a lady at a postcard show in New York. She recognized me, although I don’t know why. She was aware that I often research many of the cards I buy and she asked if I would research a postcard she had purchased just an hour ago. I asked her to show me the card and her response was as quick as a blink. She fumbled in her purse and pulled two identical cards, “I bought them both,” she said. The caption read, Dr. S. F. Smith House, Newton Center, Mass. “Here,” she said. “I think it may be my, I’m not sure how many greats; my great-great-great grandfather’s house.”