Postcard World

Dave’s Favorite Postcards

Postcard collector and researcher Q. David (Dave) Bowers has enjoyed deltiology for a long time—especially cards that have a link with interesting or, better yet, obscure history. With Mary L.…

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Pollution on Postcards

       The subject of pollution on post cards leaves me feeling guilty. Whenever I see the image of that black, oily hand (figure 1) rising up out of the sea, my…

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Modern Postcards

The Christmas theme is commonplace in the age of antique postcards, but rather elusive by comparison in the world of moderns. It exists, thought, and may actually be more common…

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LINENS AND BEYOND

One of the pleasures of writing a column about linen postcards in Postcard World magazine is that linen cards are finally able to be shown in high-quality, glorious color. Looking…

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LINENS AND BEYOND

Poster-Style Events on Linen Postcards by Don Preziosi. Originally published in Postcard World Magazine. There are hundreds of wonderful poster-style linen postcards in a variety of areas including product advertising,…

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Dave’s Favorite Postcards

Originally published in Postcard World Magazine on July 10, 2010 Postcard collector and researcher Q. David (Dave) Bowers has enjoyed deltiology for a long time – especially cards that have…

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Linens And Beyond

Collecting Large Letter Linen Postcards Originally published in Postcard World Magazine. The recent publication of the book “Large Letter Postcards, The Definitive Guide 1930s to 1950s” by Fred Tenney and…

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See America

An Interview with Mary Martin

Originally published in Postcard World Magazine. Postcard collector and researcher Q. David (Dave) Bowers recently interviewed Mary L. Martin, on the eve of the launching of Postcard World. If you…

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Real Photo Border Cards

A Photographic Folk Art of the Golden Age March/April 2013. Vol. 4, No. 2 By George C. Gibbs As most real-photo postcard collectors know, searching through boxes of mundane portraiture…

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“Modern” Personal Technology

The 1950’s Version March/April 2013. Vol. 4, No. 2 By Don Preziosi Today millions of people have “smartphones” that can do many other things besides making phone calls. You can…

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A Fantasy Celebration of Spiritually: Easter

March/April 2013. Vol. 4, No. 2 By: Bob Dissinger Spiritually, Easter celebrates Christ’s Resurrection. The season is divided into three periods: Lent, Holy Week, and Eastertide, the 50 days following.…

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P.Schmidt Advertising Series

The Postcard Quest for Arts & Crafts Imagery March/April 2013. Vol. 4, No. 2 By Susan Hack-Lane As collectors we spend a good deal of time seeking that alluring postcard.…

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