Military Postcards on 16 September, 2009
Written by on 16 September, 2009 – 12:29 pm -F Mackain and his Sketches of Tommy’s Life 9 September, 2009- Some classic military postcards from the WWI era. The humour may be black but the postcards ain't! Read More →
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Popular Uses of Postcards
Written by admin on 23 December, 2008 – 1:51 pm -Perhaps the most popular use of postcards is for writing to a friend or relation, you know, the 'Wish you were here...' angle. For this reason, they're prominent items on most people's list of things to buy on holiday. But postcards have many other uses too: Souvenirs Not a very good shot with the old camera? Can't quite get close enough to the Great Orme to do it justice? As discussed, you can send them to your friends and loved ones to let them know how you are and where you’ve been, but you can also keep them as a record of where you’ve been and perhaps even better, places where you plan to go in the future. They’re great for collecting and displaying on your noteboard or on the fridge. Letters Postcards are often sent as... more
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Postcards
Written by admin on 23 September, 2008 – 2:40 pm -Welcome to the www.postcardmania.co.uk blog. The collection of postcards is one of the most popular hobbies in the UK. Postcards are capable of encapsulating so much considering their size. Furthermore, considering their apparent fragility, they are remarkably robust historical documents. For instance, whilst browsing the web the other day, I came across an article on the website of Reflections of a Bygone Age, which desribes how the author first came to collect postcards. As he points out, it was not a desire to collect postcards per se, but a thirst for knowledge about some local engineering heritage which promptd his interest. Read More →
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