This peace postcard includes a removable Belgian lace handkerchief. The various victor flags are represented in the stitching of the numbers: Great Britain, Italy, France, the United States, Belgium, and Portugal. The card was never sent.
Thanks Karin and Beth, I love this postcard too. It's beautiful and historically significant, but in it's own way, every postcard is...even the Jackalope. As for where I find these things...garage sales, family, antique stores, and eBay. In my opinion, old postcards are undervalued, which is great news for people who love them and want to collect them.
Hello Evelyn, There is an extra bit of white on the edge of the scan, so maybe it looks like it has an envelope. It doesn't though, and it was meant to be sent as a postcard. It was a kinder gentler post office in those days.
A heartfelt thanks and farewell to my readers. My last post (the thousand and first!) will be on November 7, 2012. The blog will remain online, but there won't be any new posts as I need to make time for other things. There is a chance I'll be back, but if so it won't be for awhile. I hope you'll take the time to peruse the archives.
How To Find Things
There's treasure in the archives, so here's how to browse and find what you want:
1. Enter a search word or phrase in the box below - anything from Princess Grace to Prohibition or Graf Zeppelin.
2. Or, go down to the bottom of the page and browse the "Cloud of Tags". The number next to the tag indicates how many posts have that tag. Clicking on it will bring up all of them. (I realize now that it doesn't always bring up all of them. If there are a lot, then it will only bring up the most recent ones, but if you click on older posts at the bottom then it will bring up more.)
3. You can also go through the archives by date. Just click on the triangle next to the year or month to open the list.
I love antique postcards because they preserve evidence of everyday life as well as celebrations and sad events. Looking at an old postcard is like holding a single piece of a puzzle; we have to imagine the rest.
I will try to put up a postcard every day. If you have a special request for a particular city or place, let me know!
Now THAT's a great card. Where did you find this one? In fact, where do you find most of these? Love checking your website every day.
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Wowzerz! That's amazing. I love your blog. Thanks for sharing these wonderful postcards with us!
ReplyDeleteThanks Karin and Beth,
ReplyDeleteI love this postcard too. It's beautiful and historically significant, but in it's own way, every postcard is...even the Jackalope. As for where I find these things...garage sales, family, antique stores, and eBay. In my opinion, old postcards are undervalued, which is great news for people who love them and want to collect them.
I've never seen one with an envelope.
ReplyDeleteEvelyn in Montreal
Hello Evelyn,
ReplyDeleteThere is an extra bit of white on the edge of the scan, so maybe it looks like it has an envelope. It doesn't though, and it was meant to be sent as a postcard. It was a kinder gentler post office in those days.
What a beautiful souvenir !!!
ReplyDeleteA very original piece of ephemera! I have never come across such a souvenir card. It is valuable and priceless at the same time.
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