A Christmas Postcard

By Val
@valmnz (17099)
New Zealand
December 17, 2018 3:32pm CST
I know many of you have told me in the past that you love looking at old postcards and some of you even collect them. I too collect postcards and am lucky to have quite a range of them. This Christmas postcard isn't dated on the back but judging by the collection it came from it was probably produced between 1905 and 1910. That's about as close as I can get I'm afraid. This postcard is a hand-painted real photograph postcard and was produced by the Rotary Photo company in London. The message on the back is simple. 'To Ivy wishing you a merry Xmas from Ada and Esme'. The handwriting and the way the message was written suggest the senders were children. These old postcards have more appeal for me than the modern variety card.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
17 Dec 18
I was a postcard collector and sold most of them.I may have a few lying around.
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
18 Dec 18
Most of them are not worth much, but I rather like them.
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
18 Dec 18
@amadeo I have several collections but also we have a small collectables business dealing in coins, banknotes, postcards and such items.
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
18 Dec 18
@valmnz I see. You have a collection there?
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Tokz
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
17 Dec 18
1905 to 1910 wow that got a lot of story to tell. Very old postcard.
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
17 Dec 18
Yes, most of the postcards I own are from around that period.
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Tokz
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
17 Dec 18
I have a few but maybe 1980s
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (95105)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Dec 18
It is very pretty. The ones now are pretty boring.
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
18 Dec 18
Yes,so commercialised.
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (12594)
• Ireland
17 Dec 18
@valmnz So much more meaningful than our mass-produced, throwaway cards. Much more personal.
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
18 Dec 18
I like the fact that they've survived all these years.
DianneN
@DianneN (246690)
• United States
17 Dec 18
I can understand why these postcards are more appealing and appreciated. It’s a lovely card to treasure.
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
18 Dec 18
It's in such good condition it's easy to forget how old it is.
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
18 Dec 18
@DianneN sounds a good way to celebrate
DianneN
@DianneN (246690)
• United States
18 Dec 18
@valmnz That’s terrific! Have a good day!
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Dec 18
Wow this is beautiful.
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
18 Dec 18
I think so too
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457967)
• Switzerland
18 Dec 18
This postcard is beautiful. I agree that the old postcards had more appeal, I have some that my parents collected.
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
18 Dec 18
The colours seemed so much more magical back then.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457967)
• Switzerland
19 Dec 18
@valmnz I fully agree, it's like the old black and white photos, they were so much better.
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
19 Dec 18
@LadyDuck you can see the detail in black and white photos.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306049)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Dec 18
It's a beautiful postcard.
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
19 Dec 18
Yes, I rather like it
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325696)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Dec 18
That is a lovely postcard. So different from those of today.
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
18 Dec 18
Yes, isn't it! I can't imagine today's cards lasting for over a hundred years.
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Jeanne Marie
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
1 Jan 19
I have quite a collection of old postcards and still send out postcards through Postcrossing. This one is a gem!
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
1 Jan 19
Hi. I'm an on again off again postcrosser - depending on how financial I am
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Jeanne Marie
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
1 Jan 19
@valmnz Ahhh! Cool! I'm starting up again. I've been postcrossing for only 3 years. I love it!
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Carmila Putri
@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
23 Dec 18
Yes, and I strongly agree that old postcards are more attractive
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Val
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
23 Dec 18
They don't look all commercialised like modern ones do.
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Carmila Putri
@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
23 Dec 18
@valmnz oh yeah, i just found out