I can remember when you could send a postcard for a penny. That was why they were called penny postcards, I guess. But they became a mainstay of communications, back in the days before email and cell phones. I used to get them from my grandmother when I was in the navy, regular as clockwork. They were also used by people on vacation to send back to the folks at home (“Having a wonderful time, wish you were here”). Over the years those postcards have become quite an art form, and today we look at a site that shows some of the best.
Called The Tacky Postcard Archive, you see one of the most interesting collection of postcards I have ever seen. It does live up to its motto: “Preserving the bad taste of our era for future generations.” Some of these cards have to be seen to be believed.
They are divided into galleries such as Good Intentions, Badvertising, Celebrity Corner, and Statue Wary to name a few. Then it features some holiday cards, including St. Patrick’s Day. But not only are the cards shown here, there is an option to send them via modern day email to a friend. Cards for anniversaries, birthdays, graduation, get well, and bon voyage are just a few that you can send.
The Warp-o-Meter gives this site an 8.0. I guess the cost of sending postcards these days has gotten to him. But no matter what it costs to send one, you have to admire the ones that are preserved for posterity at this site.
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