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Still, correspondents could only write on the front of the postcard, the back was reserved for the recipient's address. [7] This has become known as the "undivided back" era of postcards. [7] The Universal Postal Congress decreed that government-issued postcards in the United States could contain messages on the address side beginning March 1 ...
A Topographical postcard of Benwick, UK, featuring a vignette, therefore likely an undivided back (pre-1907) Topographical Postcards showing street scenes and general views. Judges Postcards produced many British topographical views. Undivided Back Postcards with a plain back where all of this space was used for the address.
Postcards are generally sent within a few years of their printing, so the postmark helps date a postcard. If the card is original and not a reprint, a postcard's original printing date can be deduced from such things as the fashions worn by people in the card, the era in which the cars on the street were made, and other time-sensitive clues.
Some are quite rare, but many are extremely common; this was the era of the postcard craze, and almost every antique shop in the U.S. will have some postcards with green 1¢ or red 2¢ stamps from this series. In 1910 the Post Office began phasing out the double-lined watermark, replacing it by the same U S P S logo in smaller single-line letters.
English: Undivided-back postcard of a streetcar in Atlantic Avenue station around 1906. Strangely, the streetcar is running on the left-hand track, which may be artistic license. Strangely, the streetcar is running on the left-hand track, which may be artistic license.
A seasonal greeting card, whether handwritten on personalized Christmas stationary or typed out on a tasteful e-card, is one way to show family and friends you care about them this holiday season ...
About This Series “A Path Out Of Trouble” is the fourth in a series of stories about police in schools. It is produced in collaboration with The Hechinger Report.
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