The weather is here, wish you were beautiful, as old Jimmy Buffett said in one of his songs. I think most of us have a collection of postcards stashed around the house somewhere. I usually buy some instead of taking pictures as the photographers of the cards have had time enough to get the "perfect" shot.
The June National Geographic magazine had a page on postcards of old. It said that a century ago, postcards were more than just vacation greetings. Since mail was sometimes delivered as many as seven times a day in bigger cities,it was almost like today's instant messaging.
On early postcards, addresses were on one side, and the writing on the picture. In 1907, the divided back came into vogue and that is what is in use today.
Last year, Americans sent over two billion postcards.
I've been collecting quite a few Route 66 cards of late.
The Weather is Beautiful. --Old Coot
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