After reading a few of your stories about how collections started, I
realized it doesn't take much for me to start a new collection. I have
quite a few! My main collection is California pottery (all kinds) but one
of my favorite collections is postcards. Not pristine, never used
postcards like most postcard collectors - oh no - I want the ones sent to a
loved one back home. I like the little fine handwriting that is no longer
seen. I want the "wish you were here" sentiments. The postcard that
got me started is a fold out postcard from a just released Army soldier in
San Jose, Calif in 1947 to his mother in Georgia, letting her know he was
staying in San Jose and why. It's so sweet and heartbreaking. You can
just picture the son and mother's faces as they write and read this
postcard. And the fact the mother kept this postcard all these years and
somehow it ended up in an antique store. I just couldn't let it stay
there. I think that's why I like the ones with sentiments. I like the
history and small slice in time that postcards give you. Yes, I do have
postcards that have just been bought to be a remembrance of a past vacation
and I love those, too, but by far, my favorites are the sent postcards,
saved for years by their recipients. They tell a little story. Show a
special glimpse of people from the past. I don't know these people but I
can feel them and that's why I look especially for those postcards.
Sheryl
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