Fun fact: the hobby of collecting postcards is called deltiology. Postcards were not only colorful mementos sent during vacation to loved ones. Like stamps collectors, postcard collectors also had clubs and mailing lists. You could find names and addresses of other postcard collectors and send them local or requested cards. Mrs. Donald Ames (a bit of research determined her name was Marian) and Emma Helfrick must have been members of such clubs. This postcard, a graphic map of the state of Minnesota, was a type of commonly traded postcard. Many collectors sought to have a postcard from each state, and these maps were very popular. These clubs still exist today. For instance, postcrossing.com maintains an international database of collectors to send and request postcards. Numerous local clubs across the country also meet to discuss their collections and trade or sell cards. |
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