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"Greetings from Chicago, Illinois" large-letter postcard produced by Curt Teich The history of postcards is part of the cultural history of the United States. Especially after 1900, "the postcard was wildly successful both as correspondence and collectible" and thus postcards are valuable sources for cultural historians as both a form of epistolary literature and for the bank of cultural ...
Spanning from approximately 1905 to 1915 in the United States, the golden age of postcards stemmed from a combination of social, economic, and governmental factors. [ 1 ] [ 16 ] Demand for postcards increased, government restrictions on production loosened, and technological advances (in photography, printing, and mass production) made the boom ...
Pages in category "History of postcards in the United States" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Edward Henry Mitchell (April 27, 1867– October 24, 1932) was an American businessman and postcard publisher of San Francisco. He was owner of the Edward H. Mitchell publishing company that was one of the most prolific postcard publishers on the western coast of the United States. He was based in San Francisco from the late 1890s to the early ...
The United States Postal Service proposed a price increase for Forever stamps in July 2024, raising the cost from 68 to 73 cents. This follows an increase in January 2024 and marks the sixth increase since January 2021. Despite these ongoing price hikes, the United States maintains relatively inexpensive postage compared to other developed ...
Signed postcards are considered especially rare, and collectors are willing to pay a premium to own these unique pieces of history. Valued at $1,400 , you can also find unsigned ones for about $35 .
Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a system of universal prepayment that required all letters to bear nationally issued adhesive postage stamps.
Large-letter postcards were a style of postcards popular in North America in the first half of the 20th century, especially the 1930s through the 1950s. The cards are so-called because the name of a tourist destination was printed in three-dimensional block letters, each of which were inset with images of local landmarks. [ 1 ]