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Remember When Vintage Postcards · 5M ago

VP-17 Version of Twas The Night Before Christmas

OK. I know this post isn’t about vintage postcards.  However, the following poem made me smile, and distracted me from remembering what would never be there anymore – my Mom.  She passed away the morning after this past Thanksgiving.  I found it while cleaning out a closet in preparation for storing
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Remember When Vintage Postcards · 9M ago

PFB Cupid Postcard – The Last One!

I was sooo excited two weeks ago.  I had found the 6th (and final) antique cupid postcard in a series published by PFB!  Granted, three of the six weren’t brilliant (gold trim).  I was still very happy to know what the image was on the last postcard to find.  It was of a cupid with fairy wings stand
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Remember When Vintage Postcards · 9M ago

Antique Postcard Message – Curious Mail Request

Below is a curious message I found on the back of an 1908 antique bathing beauty postcard.  It reads: “Dear Edna be sure and send my coat when you send my machine,  got your letter yesterday.  Will write later Anna”   What I’m curious about is the type of machine Anna wants sent thru the mail.  The 
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Remember When Vintage Postcards · 9M ago

Then and Now Postcard – Hell House, Shakopee, MN

Ever wonder what became of the buildings on old vintage postcards?  Are you curious to know if they still stand?  In my previous blog post, I showed two hotels; The Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs, MO and The Durant Hotel in Fling, MI - Hotel Old Vintage Postcards – Then and Now .  I continue my ser
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Remember When Vintage Postcards · 9M ago

Halloween Postcard And Owl Myths

I was sooo excited to buy several Halloween postcards for listing in my web store at the recent 2011 Land Of Lakes Postcard and Paper Show.  One was of a witch sitting on a moon with a white owl.  Such a striking image.  I was curious what an owl’s connection was to Halloween.  I found a blog post e
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Remember When Vintage Postcards · 9M ago

Special Archie Gunn Vintage Postcard

I came across a special vintage patriotic postcard with a type of postmark I had heard about, but not seen.  The postcard was hand stamped “Soldiers Mail, Capt. E.W. Hamlen, O.M.R.”.  Below is a picture of both the front and back for those who havenot seen this type postmark. The above postcard, wit
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Remember When Vintage Postcards · 11M ago

The Psychology of Patent Medicine Advertising

Late 18th century/early 19th century patent medicines, particularly the old English remedies, owed their popularity to the following fact.  The multitude of ingredients inside might have varied (unbeknownst to the customer), but the bottle shape did not.  A patent medicine’s proprietor believed this
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Remember When Vintage Postcards · 11M ago

Protest Absurd Bills – Pay In Pennies

I just had to laugh recently as I took a trip down memory lane.  I ran across a MSN Money article, http://tinyurl.com/3jhwauv , about a man who got cited for disorderly conduct after paying a $25 medical bill with pennies.  I once did the same thing when paying a $20 spa bill just out of high school
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Remember When Vintage Postcards · 11M ago

For You Closet Poets – Embroidered Silk Birthday Postcard

I ran across this beautiful poem on the back of an embroidered silk vintage birthday postcard in a lot I recently bought.  Enjoy! “…Your Birthday is never forgotten, neither are you.        And this little card brings with it a greeting true.        God Bless you tis a simple word         But simple
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Remember When Vintage Postcards · 1Y ago

Manchester, NH Postcard – From Murder to Levi’s

Going beyond an antique or vintage postcard’s image can sometimes lead to some of the juiciest historical tidbits.  Insert a couple of quick eyebrow raises.  A rather stilted recitation of Manchester, NH  history (but still a good source of historical info), was where I found my juicy tidbits this t
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