Fifteen years ago Bill Schaal, a friend of John Lawson, gave him his first postcard. The card was of an old scene from Hampton, where Lawson grew up. At that moment, Lawson fell in love with ...

Since 1979, the Half Moon Postcard Club has held its annual show and sale as a fundraiser for local food pantries, charitable organizations and area historical societies. "We don't keep anything," ...

Robert Drew has never met a postcard he didn't like. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Perhaps that's why he owns more than 250,000 postcards, believed to be one of the largest private ...

It started for Peter Keyes the same way it does for many postcard collectors: with just one._ The Newbury resident, a retired high school history and economics teacher from Massachusetts, was ...

It all started innocently enough, with a $1 purchase at a regional antique show about 20 years ago. The acquisition: an early-1900s postcard depicting the summer theater at Pueblo's Lake Minnequa ...

On Sunday, we celebrate our country’s birthday — a time for parades and flag-waving, backyard cookouts and the requisite fireworks show. It’s also an ideal chance for collectors to pull out their ...

Last week’s column mentioned postcards in passing. I love postcards and have mentioned them in various contexts several times over the years. My postcard collection is getting really big — several ...

From the early 1900s through the start of World War I, illustrated postcards became a primary means of sharing a holiday greeting or short correspondence. The 3 ½ x 5 ½ cards often bore friendly ...

ONEIDA - A window into the past will be opened for viewers of the thousands of vintage postcards on display Saturday at the 28th annual spring Postcard Show and Sale at St. Paul's United Methodist ...

When Karen Martin started collecting postcards, her mother was surprised that anyone would consider these cards — which sold for a penny or two in their heyday — worth saving, much less studying and ...