Early history of postcards
Cards with messages had been sporadically created by individuals creation of postal services. The earliest known picture postcard was a hand painted design on card, posted in London to the writer Theodore Hook. Probably created and posted the card to himself as a practical joke on the post office, since the image is a caricature of workers in the post office.
The first commercial card was created in 1861 by John P. who patented a postal card, complete with a decorated border, were labeled Lipman's postal card, the cards had no images. In Britain postcards without images were issued by Post Office, printed with a stamp as part of the design. In the following year the first known picture postcard in which the image functioned as a souvenir was sent from Vienna.
Glossary of postcard terms:
3D postcard - 1970's
The first commercial card was created in 1861 by John P. who patented a postal card, complete with a decorated border, were labeled Lipman's postal card, the cards had no images. In Britain postcards without images were issued by Post Office, printed with a stamp as part of the design. In the following year the first known picture postcard in which the image functioned as a souvenir was sent from Vienna.
Glossary of postcard terms:3D postcard - 1970's
Appliqué - A term used to describe a form of cloth, metal or other embellishment attached to it.
Art Déco - Recognizable by the symmetrical designs and straight lines.
Art Nouveau - Artistic style of the turn of the century, characterized by flowing lines and flowery symbols.
Artist Signed - Postcards with artwork that has the artist's signature, and the art is often unique for postcards.
Bas Relief - Postcards with a heavily raised surface, giving a paper mache appearance.
Big Letter - A postcard that shows the name of a place in big letters that do not have pictures inside each letter.
Composites - A number of individual cards, placed together in a group by which the form is a larger picture.
Court Cards - The official size for British postcards between, measuring 4.5 × 3.5 in.
Divided Back - Postcards with a back divided into two sections, for the message and for the address.
Django Fontina - A postcard written to a stranger, typically as a means of disseminating poetry.
Early - A term used to describe any card issued.
Embossed - Postcards with a raised surface.
Hand tinted – Black and white images were tinted by hand using watercolors and stencils.
Hold to Light - Postcards often of a night time scene with cut out areas to show the light.
Intermediate Size - The link between Court Cards and Standard Size.
Kaleidoscopes - Postcards with a rotating wheel that reveals a myriad of colors when turned.
Large Letter - A postcard with the name of a place shown as large letters, inside of each is a picture of that locale.
Novelty - Postcard deviates in way of from the norm. Cards which do something, or have articles attached to them, or are printed in an unusual size or on strange materials.
Oilette - A postcards reproduced from original paintings.
Postcardese - The style of writing used on postcards; short sentences, jumping from one subject to another.
Real Photographic - Used to describe postcards produced by a photographic rather than a printing process.
Reward Cards - Cards that were given away to school children for good work.
Topographical - A term used to describe postcards showing street scenes and general views.
Undivided Back - Postcards with a plain back where all of the space was used for the address.
Vignette - Found on undivided back cards, design which does not occupy the whole of the picture side.
Write Away - A card with the opening line of a sentence, which the sender would then complete.
Art Déco - Recognizable by the symmetrical designs and straight lines.
Art Nouveau - Artistic style of the turn of the century, characterized by flowing lines and flowery symbols.
Artist Signed - Postcards with artwork that has the artist's signature, and the art is often unique for postcards.
Bas Relief - Postcards with a heavily raised surface, giving a paper mache appearance.
Big Letter - A postcard that shows the name of a place in big letters that do not have pictures inside each letter.
Composites - A number of individual cards, placed together in a group by which the form is a larger picture.
Court Cards - The official size for British postcards between, measuring 4.5 × 3.5 in.
Divided Back - Postcards with a back divided into two sections, for the message and for the address.
Django Fontina - A postcard written to a stranger, typically as a means of disseminating poetry.
Early - A term used to describe any card issued.
Embossed - Postcards with a raised surface.
Hand tinted – Black and white images were tinted by hand using watercolors and stencils.
Hold to Light - Postcards often of a night time scene with cut out areas to show the light.
Intermediate Size - The link between Court Cards and Standard Size.
Kaleidoscopes - Postcards with a rotating wheel that reveals a myriad of colors when turned.
Large Letter - A postcard with the name of a place shown as large letters, inside of each is a picture of that locale.
Novelty - Postcard deviates in way of from the norm. Cards which do something, or have articles attached to them, or are printed in an unusual size or on strange materials.
Oilette - A postcards reproduced from original paintings.
Postcardese - The style of writing used on postcards; short sentences, jumping from one subject to another.
Real Photographic - Used to describe postcards produced by a photographic rather than a printing process.
Reward Cards - Cards that were given away to school children for good work.
Topographical - A term used to describe postcards showing street scenes and general views.
Undivided Back - Postcards with a plain back where all of the space was used for the address.
Vignette - Found on undivided back cards, design which does not occupy the whole of the picture side.
Write Away - A card with the opening line of a sentence, which the sender would then complete.
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