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Meet Me at the Vaudeville
Guest blogress Christine shares this postcard from her own collection, a private joke from the Roaring Twenties.
Madonna and Child, Times Two
Two different series of Australian First Day of Issue Christmas maxicards, both of which feature Mary and the Christ child.
Flower Fairy, Magical Christmas
This very posh “Flower Fairies” Christmas card from Marks & Spencer arrived today from my correspondent in Manama, Bahrain.
A Winking Girl
If this gal’s pose looks a little awkward, or if she looks a little pixellated, it’s because this is a lenticular “stereo” card.
Yes, I Feel Wonderful Today
Klaudia sends this pretty girl from Poland, with the idea that it was a little joke on me.
Good Health and Happy Days
This is something unique to my collection: a postcard sent by my great-great-great-grandmother. It was among the original collection of postcards belonging to my great-grandfather, Philip Nelson Smith.
The Aftereffects of Chinese Champagne
A pink cow? With horns? Rowing an umbrella through the clouds? With hallucinations like these, those Chinese must know how to party!
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