In the prehistoric era that predated Twitter, Facebook and Gmail, the most common form of personal communication was a primitive device called a postcard. "The most efficient means today of letting ...

Postcard collector Clarissa Ferraris in her Columbia, Md., home office with some of her collection. She's been collecting postcards since she was 13 and recently helped create an online database of ...

Antique Christmas postcards are an affordable collectible favored by many collectors. The practice of collecting postcards of all types is called "deltiology," and those who collect consider the years ...

One of the highlights of last year for me was the 2022 Postcard Project. It was one of the best kinds of things, starting with a simple notion and evolving into something much bigger and more fun than ...

Many postcards sold for a few cents (or even a penny) when they were first made, but they’re a lot more valuable now. The value of old postcards depends several factors, including their condition, ...

Debra Dolan was 21 and on her first solo trip when she first sent a postcard to herself. It was 1979, and Dolan, who grew up in central Canada, was visiting Vancouver for the first time. She was ...

Smithsonian used as an example the work of Curt Teich, a German immigrant who in 1931 used his small printing company to introduce idyllic, brightly colored postcards that always included the familiar ...

A new exhibit at Vassar College highlights the personal papers of the renowned 20th Century poet Elizabeth Bishop – with a fun twist. Lining the halls of Vassar’s stately Thompson Library are tables ...