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Slice of Life

Slice of Life

Of course I love the beautiful fronts of postcards, but sometimes the best thing about them is the back. The messages, handwriting and little historical gems hidden away on the back are sometimes a delightful surprise. I have a category

RPPC

RPPC

One area that I didn't see myself collecting much of is RPPCs or Real Photo Postcards. You can read more about RPPCs here but basically they are printed photographs on special postcard paper and are a very popular

Trudging Forward

My brain really, REALLY, likes to have everything organized and planned and systems put into place for future contingencies both big and small. I think I've been this way all my life but it has only become more

Cruisin'

Cruisin'

I just got back from my first cruise and one of my friends asked what I did and didn't like. So here we go in no particular order. Like: Looking at the water everyday. I love looking at

Series

Series

One of the fun things I have discovered about postcards is finding publishers cards series. It started with this Hand Fan card. I didn't really like seeing the face, but I was definitely going to keep the card

Hand Fans

Hand Fans

One of the things that I've been doing as I have been delving into the postcard world is to figure out what kind of postcards I want to collect. When you listen to postcard collectors they can tell

Yellow

Yellow

As I begin documenting my postcard collection you will notice one category that might have you scratching your head. I call it ladies in yellow dresses. Or elegant ladies in yellow dresses. Pretty ladies. Or couples. Or whatever I decide