Archive | September, 2009

Beach Bettie

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Beach Bettie

Posted on 29 September 2009 by Chris Overstreet

Bettie Page, as photographed by Bunny Yeager who was herself a ridiculously gorgeous pinup girl back in the day.

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Map of Mexico, Circa 1930

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Map of Mexico, Circa 1930

Posted on 27 September 2009 by Chris Overstreet

When Ana at My World of Postcards received a card identical to this one a few weeks ago, she mentioned that she thought it would appeal to me. She was right.

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Femme à l’ombrelle

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Femme à l’ombrelle

Posted on 26 September 2009 by Chris Overstreet

One of two postcards that arrived yesterday from Kris: Alaskan, postcard collector, and modern Galahad.

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Imagen en Azul (Yemaya)

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Imagen en Azul (Yemaya)

Posted on 20 September 2009 by Chris Overstreet

This “image in blue” is subtitled Yemaya, which happens to be the name of a Santeria deity — but it’s not the deity. Confused yet?

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Everybody is Admiring Our Postcards!

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Everybody is Admiring Our Postcards!

Posted on 17 September 2009 by Chris Overstreet

I can relate, as I’m sure you can, with being caught up in new postcards, to the exclusion of everything else.

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Krawattennymphe

Krawattennymphe

Posted on 15 September 2009 by Chris Overstreet

As collar pins go, this one seems a bit bulky — sort of like wearing Tinker Belle around your neck.

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There’s One at Every Bar

There’s One at Every Bar

Posted on 13 September 2009 by Chris Overstreet

This timeless bit of humor is actually dated, with a copyright stamp showing 1970, and comes from the collection of my Aunt Brenda, the family’s previous Keeper of the Postcards.

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The Walkman

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The Walkman

Posted on 12 September 2009 by Chris Overstreet

Never has there been a better argument for abandoning digital music and returning to cassettes.

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Good Health and Happy Days

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Good Health and Happy Days

Posted on 10 September 2009 by Chris Overstreet

A postcard sent by my great-great-great-grandmother, found among the original collection of postcards belonging to my great-grandfather.

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Baon New Collection

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Baon New Collection

Posted on 09 September 2009 by Chris Overstreet

Olga in Novosibirsk decided that this girl was pretty enough to pass muster, and she is — but it takes a certain type of girl to pull off a sweater like this.

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