Why do you collect postcards

[garylk50]

I asked why do you collect postcard.

The reason I collect postcards is because I'm fascinated with the history  some of them have.

For instance I like real photo postcards most of all but I do collect the animated ones to.

And I don't mind if there used or unused it's the photo on the front of the postcard  that attracted me to it.

Postcard to me are like little window into the past or a snap shot in time.

Some times I will see a postcard with a street scene and I will go on google maps and see if any of the buildings are the homes

are still there.

I really love collect old podtcard and the best one's I put them in picture frammes and put them on the wall.                

                            Tell me why do you collect postcard.

[4166mcdonnell]

I left stamp collecting for postcard collecting. I learned a lot from stamps. They started my initial curiousity into learning other languages, world geography, some history, some biographies, internatioal politics and so forth. However stamps were and are mostly government-issued or government-influenced and therefore sometimes limited.

I found postcards frequently gave more personal insights, experiences and other information that exceeded what government-issued material could do. I am one of those who actually enjoys postally used postcards more than new ones. I love reading the hand-written perspectives on what is pictured on the front of postcards. This, for me, seems to give more of a "real" feel for places visited and events lived through. I also enjoy the postally used cards more because of the stamps used, especially when they are commemorative ones and especially when there are slogan postmarks, especially those relating directly to the subject pictured on the other side of the card.

I find postcards have also educated me more than did stamps in the past. With stamps I enjoyed researching the people honoured and the history displayed and geographical nuances as well as translating foreign descriptions into English. Postcards seem to cause me to delve into even more specific information. Whereas French stamps cover many interesting aspects of French history, geography, technological achievements and similar national interests, the large collection of French postcards dating from the early to mid-1900's last year caused me to research some fascinating isolated French communities, localised satire and specific military regiments that I never learned about on French stamps. Quite a number of the used cards in that collection were addressed from a French military person to what appears to be his daughter as he served the French in places such as Morocco, Tunisia, Germany and in France itself.

I could go on for hours on this passion of the last few years that replaced previous decades of stamp collecting but this overview shows you how one person gets a lot of enjoyment from buying and selling postcards and keeping some for my own collection.

[garylk50]

Thank you for your reply 4166mcdonnel very well put I enjoy reading your reply 

 Anyone else out there that's got a real passion for collecting postcard

Let me here from you it cant be all business you have to have some passion for collecting postcards.

                   Garylk50

[deltilogical]

In some cases I like the history shown, in others I simply like the images.   I've always been a collector, postcarding feeds that need well.  Also, living in small NYC apartment postcards don't take up tons of space.  It can also be a reasonably priced hobby.

[garylk50]

Thank you very much tesla69og for your  reply.

I to thinks so collecting postcard is a reasonbly priced hobby.

I also like the history that comes along with some of them

to day I got a postcard in the mail and the back was written in spanish.

The add only advertise the  front not the back of the card

You ever got a card and it was written in english but you can only make out  few words.

Some people's handwriting wasn't great back then.

Maybe they were just in a hurry.

anyone else out there has a passion for collecting postcard

                                               thank you Garylk50

[deltilogical]

Penmanship!  There is a postcard topic!  I have horrible handwriting so I can usually make out the worst writing, but on the other hand, some of the handwriting, taking place with old ink pens, is utterly amazing. 

The cursive will be perfect but incredibly tiny.  I have bought some cards I wouldn't have bought otherwise just because the handwriting was so amazing. 

Most of the messages I read from 100 years ago are somewhat dull.   I like the ones that say things like "Our piglets are ready, do you want us to send you one on the afternoon train?"

[seahorsy123]

I collect many things but am gearing toward small paper items.

Just letting you know I'm glad this group will not go to Postcard heaven.

Keep posting and I'll keep checking.

🙂

[garylk50]

Thank you tesla69og for your reply

Lets talk about handwriting

I always thought my handwriting was bad until I started collecting postcard.

I even thought my spelling was even bad.

You ever get a postcard and read it and then you let someone else read it and you thought the message said one

thing but it's saying something else.

They are times when I think the postcard is written in two different languages.

I got a card in a couple weeks ago and part of it mention the seawall in Galveston Texas.

And the lady said she was standing on the big wall that holds back the sea.

That was great to read how a person describing the seawall back in 1912.

                   Anyone else out there

                                                                                     Garylk50

[oz_in_ohio]

Just letting you know I have close to 1000 postcards I will be listing in a few weeks once I have time to get all pictures scanned

[collectr119]

I'm new to the group here. It's facinating to read family and friends notes from so long ago. What I especially love are military cards from both ww1 and ww2, with soldiers writing home to their moms and girlfriends. Some of the subjects are very touching. When I'm finished reading, I always think: "god, I hope this boy made it home alive".