Everyone Knows February 14th is St. Valentine’s Day,but why? Why? Because Valentine was beheaded on February 14th, around the year A.D. 270. The Story of ValentineIn the times that Valentine lived, Claudius the Second (also known as Claudius the Cruel) was the emperor of Rome. Throughout his reign the Romans were, often,
Postcard History welcomes Dr. E. R. Cleveland as a new contributor. Ed is a retired history professor with a wide range of interests. His first piece focuses on arm wrestling, a topic with many variants but practiced by young and old alike. Postcards are few and modern, but the competitors are countless.
Every generation has an individual who is larger than life. A person with a name recognized worldwide. Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, the Prime Minister of the UK during World War II was such a person. Postcards prove it!
We can do no better than to quote Mary and Brian Lund on the launching of Picture Postcard Magic: “Well, this is a surprise! Who’d have though that, more than eight years after passing on the mantle of Picture Postcard Monthly, we’d be here doing it all again — as a new PPM in Picture Postcard Magic. Following the suspension of Picture Postcard Collecting, we thought it important that the hobby has a magazine that can connect everyone interested in postcards. We hope you will like it. It is available on our website www.postcardcollecting.co.uk (free), via our mailchimp service (free), or as a real-life copy, which lots of people seem to prefer.” The publication has strong dealer advertising and a show calendar.
The Lunds compliment PPMagic with the 2024 Picture Postcard Annual, which is packed with articles, information and an events diary for the year!
Both “Magic” and the Annual are the sort of publication that collectors and dealers in both the UK and around the world will want to have. Postcard History welcomes the Lunds back. The sound you hear is that of both hands clapping.
Devil’s Tower stood all alone in the foothills of Wyoming for millions of years and no one thought they would like to climb it until the 1890s. Guess what? In 1894, a guy named Bill did it on the 4th of July and it became an annual event. Read all about it.
This primer for the novice collector will aid in learning the age of a postcard and understanding the characteristics of social and technological advances in printing and manufacturing of postcards around the world. Much of what Americans collect today had its beginnings in Europe; even older cards from your hometown may carry the “Printed in Germany” missive. Although this information is old-hat for veteran collectors, don’t hesitate to refresh your memory and stay-sharp when making judgements about buying cards for your collection.
Postcard History is a free online magazine dedicated to vintage and historic picture postcards and the many stories associated with them. We feature richly illustrated articles designed to both inform and entertain postcard collectors and history buffs. We also provide the most comprehensive listing of forthcoming shows around. And there’s a rich trove of links to institutional and personal online postcard collections. There’s also a comprehensive, verified listing of active postcard clubs in the U. S. and Canada, which we’re working on expanding worldwide.
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