Tis the Season Blog Hop 2020 - Day 19

HAPPY THANKSGVING! 

Today in the US we are celebrating Thanksgiving... our celebrations are so different than any year before due to the pandemic.  Even under these circumstances I have so much to be thankful for. 

Postcards courtesy of Vintage Image Craft!

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Been preparing for our Thanksgiving feast since last night. I always serve my mother's fresh cranberry salad.  

Turkey is in the oven!

I have always wanted to make a Thanksgiving Turkey with feathers, like when I was in grade school, not one made with my hand!!!  Art Anthology Coloration Sprays were used for the feathers, body beak and feet.  Velvet Dimensional Paint - Desire was used for a beautiful red wattle. The feathers are cut with an Elizabeth Craft Designs die!.

Art Anthology Colorations Timeless, Granny Smith, Juicy, Patience and Sedona.  The sprays are vibrant!

Spraying Colorations on paper creates a spray/splattered pictured on the left.  I was after a full coverage look, while the spray was still wet I smeared it with my fingers, see results on the right!

Click HERE and scroll down to see all the participating artists amazing makes!

Happy Easter!

May you be blessed this Easter with safety and health!

Postcard dated 1912, never mailed. 

Never dated or mailed

Closeup of the metal embellishment on the postcard.

Mailed April 1911

I will be sharing this at Postcard Friendship Friday!

Postcard Post: Little Rock, Ark

Two things caught my eye about this card.  First, the way the card is split on the back, it isn't a half and half split.  Second, the abbreviation for Arkansas and Washington.  I have noticed may times Washington abbreviated as Wash.

When did they split the back  

The State School for the Blind in Little Rock Arkansas was founded in 1859. The original campus was in Clark County and moved in to Little Rock in 1868.  I do not know the date the above picture of the school. I do believe they moved from the site in 1939.  The school is still open,  to find out the history of the school click HERE.  For information about the school click HERE!

Mailed November 36, 1907 from Little Rock Ark to Pullman, Wash.

On the back: I received your photo & card today. Am so glad to have them. Many thanks. I think the girls dormitory is very pretty. This is my place of abode. This doesn't show much of the buildings, but is a good view of the front. Will write you when I find time. C.W.

Back to the reasons I wanted to share this card... when did the two letter abbreviation state start being used.  Back in 1874 the US Post Office recognized common abbreviations for states.  Like ARK for Arkansas and WASH for Washington, even though they preferred it to be written out.  In 1963 when the 5 digit zip code was introduced the 2 digit state was introduced to make room the new zip codes.  There has been only one change to the 2 digit codes, that was in 1969, Nebraska was NB and changed to NE... to avoid confusion with New Brunswick in Canada.     

The second reason the card intrigued me, was the way the back is divided. Around 1907 was when for the first time the sender was allowed to write more than the address on the back of the card. By the looks of it they were not allowed much room!

 

I am sharing this postcard with Postcard Friendship Friday!

Note - all postcards shared on Postcard Friendship Friday are from my private collection

Day 25 - 31 Days of Halloween

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Four ATCs for trade this month!  Used a vintage postcard from Vintage Image Craft on Facebook.  They are sharing vintage Halloween postcards during the month of October. 

Witch is from Eyelet Outlet, Bat Die - Elizabeth Craft Designs, spider web Karen Burniston.  The cat is from a confetti package. 

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St. Patrick's Day Greetings!!!

Will you be sending greetings on St. Patrick's Day?

The coat of arms of Ireland is a harp on an azure blue background. The image of the harp has changed over time. The harp pictured here is similar to the one used during the 17th century.

Message: Miss Mc Came though fine and thinks she is better already.  The girls are decorating and you never saw the "Old Mailery" so gay in Greensboro and flags of Erin. L.A.M.

Notice the postmark, at the bottom id R.P.O. which means this was posted on a Railway Post Office.  From what I can tell the R.P.O. marking is Chicago, Owen & Minneapolis Track 2 in 1908. 
R.P.O index

"At their height, RPO cars were used on over 9,000 train routes covering more than 200,000 route miles in North America. While the majority of this service consisted of one or more cars at the head end of passenger trains, many railways operated solid mail trains between major cities; these solid mail trains would often carry 300 tons of mail daily." More information on Wikepedia

I am sharing this postcard with Postcard Friendship Friday!

Note - all postcards are from my private collection unless noted.

Merry Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

 

I am sharing these postcards with Postcard Friendship Friday!

Note - all postcards shared on Postcard Friendship Friday are from my private collection

So much to be Thankful for!

As we finish the Thanksgiving week I think of how much I am thankful for in my life. This is one of my favorite holidays.  Families and friends gather and enjoy a great meal together.  There are tons of leftovers to feast on for several days, and a great turkey soup at the end.  

 

 

All postcards from 1909!

 

 

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Happy Thanksgiving~

Give thanks today and everyday!

 

 

None of these postcards were ever mailed.  I wish they had, the postmarks, years and messages can tell wonderful stories about the people and times!

 

 

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Happy 4th of July USA

 

A few vintage postcards from my collection to celebrate the 4th!

 

 

 

The Girl Behind the Gun

Postcard Was mailed from

Stanley, Wisconsin to Everett, Wash in 1909 

No information on the mfg.

 

Liberty Bell

Postcard was mailed 1907

 

Ullman Mfg. Co.   1901-1915

338 East 59th Street, New York, NY

This firm began as publishers of lithographic novelties and prints going on to publish a very wide variety of postcards and greeting cards. Noted for their Gold Border series.

From MetroPostcard.com

 

 

Independence Hall

Never mailed

 

Colourpicture   (1938-1969)

Boston and Cambridge, MA

A major publisher and printer of linen view-cards of the United States. They later went on to publish photochromes and small spiral bound picture booklets under the name trade name Plastichrome in the 1950's.  From MetroPostcard.com

 

Home of the most famous Liberty Bell.  Here in 1776 the United States was created, the Continental Congress voted for the Declaration of Independence, the bell tolled, proclaiming the freedom of our Nation, that the 13 colonies were no longer under the rule of the British Empire.  The 4th of July commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence 

 

 

 

Our Flag

Never mailed

No information on the mfg.

 

 

 

 

 

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Merry Christmas!!!

Postcard Post: Sing Fat Co.

A vintage advertising card! 

 

 

 

 

 

On the back: Published by Pacific Novelty CO. San  Francisco

with the Dragon Trade Mark

 

"Pacific Novelty Co.   (1908-1960’s) San Francisco, CA
A major publisher and printer of view-cards depicting California in tinted halftone line block. They produced cards in different styles, most of which were printed in Germany. They eventually sold off their own printing department to Herman Vogel who renamed it Quadricolor Press. Pacific Novelty went on to produce photochromes that were manufactured in the United States." from MetroPostCard.com

 

I am sharing this postcard with Postcard Friendship Friday!

Note - all postcards shared on Postcard Friendship Friday are from my private collection!