Collecting Hobbies: "Collecting post cards"

I have been involved in collecting post cards many years ago, and still enjoy watching those old post cards. Most of the cards are collected from penpals around the world. I still love to see old, hand painted or interesting themed postcards. This article would take you to the sites, resouces about post card hobbyist thus you can learn about this hobby from these sites.

Definition of post card:

 

A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an envelope and at a lower rate than a letter. Stamp collectors distinguish between postcards (which require a stamp) and postal cards (which have the postage pre-printed on them). While a postcard is usually printed by a private company, individual or organization, a postal card is issued by the relevant postal authority.
The United States Postal Service defines a postcard as: rectangular, at least 3-½ inches high x 5 inches long x .007 inch thick and no more than 4-¼ inches high x 6 inches long x .016 inches thick;[1] (in metric; 12.7 cm x 8.9 cm) however, some postcards have deviated from this (for example, shaped postcards).

The study and collecting of postcards is termed deltiology.

Resources and links for post card collectors:

* Emotions cards is a post card and greeting card museum. You can learn about the history of postcards and greeting cards from Victorian times to the 20th century. Here you can find card gallies, histroy section or the art of greeting cards section to browse.


* Post crossing is a post card crossing project where "you send a postcard and receive one back from a random postcrosser somewhere in the world!”

"The goal of this project is to allow people to receive postcards from all over the world, for free. Well, almost free! The main idea is that: if you send a postcard, you'll receive at least one back, from a random Postcrosser from somewhere in the world."

If you want to take part in this project, it is free and process is:

First you request an address from the site, mail the postcard to the address and wait to receive a postcard.
- Sign up here.

* post card.co.uk provides you with all the information about post cards. You can search for dealers, suppliers or printing services or about an old card. Ths site is from The Postcard Traders Association
The Association does all it can to promote both publication and collecting of postcards. It also aims to encourage fair trading within the Postcard hobby and, as such, has agreed a code of ethics which all members are required to adhere to.

* Chicago Postcard Museum is a fascinating exhibition of rare, antique, vintage, contemporary and novelty Chicago postcards. There is approximately 15% of the Museum's postcard collection currently online.

* International Federation of Postcard Dealers an organization of postcard dealers, but also promotes the interests of postcard collectors as well. Its purpose is to encourage professionalism, increase confidence, strengthen ethics and promote the postcard hobby worldwide. Currently there are 120 members.
- More Exchange links

* Post cardy.com is an informative and entertaining site.

Postcardy.com has three main goals:

- To provide information on postcards and postcard collecting
- To encourage others to share their postcard collections and information on the web
- To serve as a guide to some of the best postcard websites
The resources page contains links to a wide variety of websites related to postcards. The emphasis is on informational sites—not sites devoted to selling or trading postcards.

- Link to resouces

- Many links to post card sites: click here

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