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14 March 2009

Samara Catholic Church, Russia

This card came in the mail today from Yana, who has her own very fine blog of her postcards and stamps.  This card features a photo by Pavel Vorobyov of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Christ, the only Roman Catholic church in the Volga region.  It was constructed in 1906; this photo was [...]

1 November 2008

The Potomac Panorama from Capon Mountain

“One of the most panoramic views of the entire Eastern section of the country is this Potomac Valley scene south of Hancock, Maryland. It shows portion of West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania and a great fruit growing section.” This postcard bears a Curt Teich serial number indicating manufacture in 1943, but the publisher’s mark [...]

22 October 2008

Botanic Gardens, Glasgow

This is an early photochrome postcard from the Philco Publishing Company of London. For some reason unknown to me, the image is surrounded by the tartan of the MacIntosh clan. What’s interesting to me is that the back of the card has been modified by hand in a very unusual way: If you look carefully, [...]

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