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2. Postcard - Wikipedia

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   Postcard depicting people boarding a train at the Shawnee Depot in Colorado, late 1800s. A postcard or post card is a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically rectangular, intended for writing and mailing without an envelope. Non-rectangular shapes may also be used but are rare.

3. History of postcards in the United States - Wikipedia

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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 ...

4. Postal card - Wikipedia

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   A message reply card, still attached, sent from Cuba to Germany, 1894. A Chinese zodiac "Year of the ox" postal card with an overprinted surcharged imprinted stamp, 1997. Postal cards are postal stationery with an imprinted stamp or indicium signifying the prepayment of postage. They are sold by postal authorities.

5. Postcard from Earth - Wikipedia

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   Postcard from Earth is a 2023 film directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Brandon Santana and Zaya Ribeiro. Created specifically to be screened at Sphere in the Las Vegas Valley on the venue's 160,000 square-foot video screen, the film was shot in an 18K resolution with the Big Sky camera system. The 4D film features 270 degrees of viewing ...

6. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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   Postal rates to 1847. Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.

7. Real photo postcard - Wikipedia

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   Real photo postcard. A typical 1940s–early 1950s black and white real photo postcard. A real photo postcard ( RPPC) is a continuous-tone photographic image printed on postcard stock. The term recognizes a distinction between the real photo process and the lithographic or offset printing processes employed in the manufacture of most postcard ...