POSTCARDY: the postcard explorer
My blog is about postcards, postcard collecting, my postcard collection, and my "vintage thingies."
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Mardi Gras King and Queen
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February 20, 2007 is also Mardi Gras. This linen postcard probably is more than fifty years old. I consider this a "stunner" with ...
National Pancake Day
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February 20, 2007 is Pancake Day, the day of the International Pancake Race held in Liberal, Kansas and Olney, England. The date changes eve...
Monday, February 19, 2007
Mount Rushmore & President's Day
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Mount Rushmore is often used as a symbol for President's Day, the third Monday in February. This real photo postcard of Mount Rushmore s...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Whitney Valentine Postcard
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Whitney Made cards were American made by a Worcester, Massachusetts company. Whitney produced many holiday postcards in the teens and twent...
Friday, February 2, 2007
Groundhog Day Postcard
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February 2 is Groundhog Day. According to tradition, Phil the Punxsutawney (Pennsylvania) groundhog emerges from his hole early on February ...
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Winter Carnival (1917)
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This postcard advertises the 1917 Saint Paul Outdoor Sports Carnival, one of the earlier versions of the St. Paul Winter Carnival . The firs...
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
California Oranges
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Today's postcard is related to news about the freeze that damaged the citrus crop in California. From a recent news report : Cold weath...
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