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thumb|Example of a court card, postmarked 1899, showing Robert Burns and his cottage and monument in [[Ayr]] alt=Postcard depicting people boarding a train at the Shawnee Depot in Colorado, late 1800s.|thumb|Postcard depicting people boarding a train at the Shawnee Depot in Colorado, late 1800s
A postcard is a piece of mail featuring an image on one side and space for a written message and address on the other, typically sent without an envelope. Postcards matter as historical documents that captured everyday scenes and moments from the late 1800s and beyond, providing glimpses into past places, events, and daily life.
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876 papers- Postcard from Copenhagen.The American journal of nursing · 2001Mason DJDOI: 10.1097/00000446-200108000-00001
- Detained during a pandemic: A postcard from the Midwest.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) · 2020Gorman G, Ramaswamy MDOI: 10.1111/phn.12730
- Postcard: Brazil.Time · 2007Downie A
- Choosing wisely: protocols, priorities and a postcard.Indian journal of medical ethics · 2022George RDOI: 10.20529/IJME.2021.086
- A Postcard Primer Prior to Mailed Fecal Immunochemical Test Among Veterans: a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Deeds S, Liu T, Schuttner L et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08248-7
- Postcard Pick-me-up: The power of simple acts of kindness.Nurse education in practice · 2017Garbarino JTDOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2017.04.003
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- Postcard from inside the black box.The Behavioral and brain sciences · 2025Spurrett DDOI: 10.1017/S0140525X24000578
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- History
- 1840 to 1864
- First postals and private postcards (c. 1865 to 1880)
- Golden age of postcards (c. 1890 to 1915)
- Post-World War I (1918 to present)
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- India
- Japan
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- History
- Seaside postcards
- United States
- Controversies
- Legalities and censorship
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- World War I
- Historical value
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- Glossary of terminology
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- References
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thumb|Example of a court card, postmarked 1899, showing Robert Burns and his cottage and monument in [[Ayr]] alt=Postcard depicting people boarding a train at the Shawnee Depot in Colorado, late 1800s.|thumb|Postcard depicting people boarding a train at the Shawnee Depot in Colorado, late 1800s
A postcard or post card is a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically rectangular, intended for writing and mailing without an envelope. Non-rectangular shapes may also be used but are rare.
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