Deltiology is the term
for studying and collecting postcards. Currently, deltiology is the third
largest hobby in the world next to coin and stamp collecting. It was a huge
craze in the 20th century, particularly from 1907 to 1913. In fact,
the US Post office recorded 667,777,798 postcards
mailed in June 30, 1908.
However, with advancement
in technology, postcards have been ignored more and more. They are uncommon
these days and difficult to find in stores.
The latest craze in
postcard these days is Postcrossing.
It’s an online project where members can send and receive real postcards
anywhere in the world. As of 2010, there are already 200,000 members from 200
countries.
Here are some of the oldest
postcards created:
Those were really nice vintage postcards. I don't know, aside from the historical values of postcards, there's really this whole lot of culture surrounding the patronage of this print material. Even I, love postcards. Anyway, thanks for sharing. It's actually my first time to hear about Postcrossing. But it seems to be a really interesting craze.
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