Perhaps no communications medium exemplifies twentieth-century popular culture more accurately than the unpretentious postcard. This simple message-bearer had tremendous public appeal during the final decades of the 1800s, and although it seemed to...

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...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Elaine Henson has acquired volumes for the Local History room of the New Hanover County Public Library. Elaine volunteers her time scouring eBay, the most popular auction site on the Internet, for postcards. Elaine...

To classify a postcard so that it can be easily identified and valued, the collector must first determine its category. The publisher's name is usually listed on the reverse of the card, and if there is no date or era listed, the card...

A retired police chief who made a career out of solving crimes is puzzled by his latest case, a postcard dated nearly 60 years ago that recently showed up in his mailbox.Ned Hethington said a plain white envelope containing a faded postcard of an old...

With a gentle lift, Portland's new aerial tram slips out of its bay, dips at the first tower, and whisks surgeons, patients, cooks and the curious up "Pill Hill" to the Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland's biggest employer and Oregon's medical school.A group of...