September 13, 2024
Tag: tartans
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The Tartan and Tuck’s Scottish Clans Postcards
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If your name is Campbell, Gordon, Fraser or any one of more than forty Scottish Clan names, you may find your family’s tartan (Please, don’t call it plaid.) on a Tuck Postcard. Between 1908 and 1912 Tuck & Sons published 42 different cards in seven sets of six cards each. If you are your family’s…
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June 15, 2023 5 Comments
Most, but not all postcard collectors actively seek cards from their hometowns. Those who live in places where there are unusual landmarks, important buildings, and historical sites can have a field day. One well-known collector has 117 cards of the same hotel in Atlantic City. Here is a west coast story of hometown collecting.