“Howdy from Texas (Tejas): This ain’t no bull. We ain’t never heard of Alasky. We’ve always been the biggest. Why, Brewster County in Texas is bigger than the whole state of Rhode Island. YA’LL COME (EVER CHANCE YE GIT).” This unused postcard came to me from the collection of a young man called Wart, who [...]
A trifecta today in honor of Thomas Jefferson, who was born on this date in 1743. It’s also a fine entry for Postcardy’s Scavenger Hunt #2: Spring. First, a couple of cards from a group which I call, just for fun, the Wart Collection: “Shown are, The Washington Monument, The White House, The Jefferson Memorial.” [...]
This Curt Teich “C. T. Art-Colortone” postcard (number 0B-H2159, manufactured in 1940) bears no description. However, according to the Friends of Elizabeth Park, this garden “is the oldest municipally operated rose garden in the country. It is a two and a half acre garden which has about 800 varieties of roses that amount to 15,000 [...]
“Also often called the Antelabbit, this, the most amazing of all desert animals is reputed to be a cross between a Jack Rabbit and an Antelope. Rumor has it that the Jackalope sings at night in a voice that sounds almost human.” This Continental-sized Plastichrome card was distributed by Petley Studios of Phoenix, Arizona, and [...]
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