No matter how high-tech you are, there’s still something special and sweetly old-fashioned about getting a “Wish you were here” paper postcard from a friend or family member who took the time to buy a ...

One of the most diverse collectibles from yesteryear is the legendary postcard. Officially created in the 1870s, we are nearing a century and a half of this historical means of communication. Whatever ...

A postcard from Don's collection of a family camping in Interlochen in the 1950s. A postcard offers a friendly hello, an update about the family or a view from your vacation. Over time, that postcard ...

Because my friends and I all text to keep in touch, getting an actual postcard in the mail is so exciting. If you feel like ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dede Horan‘s avocation as a postcard collector started when she was about 10 years old, and heard something drop between the fireplace mantel and her bedroom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Greater Johnstown Postcard Club is hosting its annual postcard and paper ephemera show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the ...

From striking the right balance between being informative and smug, to tracking down stamps and locating a postbox, sending a postcard can seem like a chore to holiday makers wanting to get away from ...

Bounteous, if dusty, stacks of vintage postcards, brochures, photos and other bits of curious memorabilia await visitors to the vintage paper fair at the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park. The ...

A Life magazine cover of Marilyn Monroe. A poster advertising World War II bonds. A postcard depicting Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, circa 1900. What do these things have in common? They’re all paper ...

Over 20 years ago, Omar Khan chanced upon a postcard, ‘Women Baking Bread’, at a vintage show near San Francisco. He bought it because its meticulous artwork — two women crouched on the floor, making ...