Wild Postcards

A poor quality, divided back postcard from the Photogelatine Engraving Co. Ltd. of Ottawa, probably published around 1930 (although I grant you that it has lasted 80 years fairly unscathed). It was in 1930 that the church in this (at the time) privately-owned park was completed. To the right you can see the statue of [...]

This is a large-letter linen postcard, another personal message from Daisy Boyd to Great-Grandma Lottie. It was posted from Spartanburg, South Carolina on May 24, 1953. Daisy writes (typos in the original): “Dear Mrs. Smith. Hope your both feeling fine. We feel some better Mr. Boyd just had to get away with his folks. Haveing [...]

This card was sent to me by my friend Sue Eagan, from one of her many jaunts across Europe. It made it from Prague, Czech Republic to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA relatively unscathed. Plus, it has a really cool stamp attached.