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LINEN CARD SWAP IN AN ENVELOPE #2

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LINEN CARD SWAP IN AN ENVELOPE #2
Swap Coordinator:young46356 (contact)
Swap categories: Postcards 
Number of people in swap:4
Location:Regional - USA
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:June 20, 2010
Date items must be sent by:June 27, 2010
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Send three very good condition linen postcards to one partner = total 3 linen, may be used, but must be good condition. Send in a secure envelope. One week to sign up and one week to mail. USA only.

Discussion

MishMosh 06/13/2010 #

I'm not sure that I've ever seen a linen PC, is that what they used to be made of, and from what time period would that be?

marija 06/13/2010 #

Linen postcards were printed back in the 1930s through the 1950s. They have the finish of a canvas painting. I don't know if they actually had cloth in the paper or no. They were often comic or scenic and were very popular during World War II. A whole sub-genre of postcard collecting are those who collect postcards mailed by soldiers and sailors back to their families or wives/girlfriends. I don't think Europeans ever produced linen postcards.

MishMosh 06/13/2010 #

Thanks, great explanation. Now I wonder if I had seen any in the antique/ thrift stores I've been in lately, looking at postcards.

MoonHalo 06/13/2010 #

where would you find these linin post cards or is there a way to reproduce your own ??

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