Postcrossing

These are all postcards I got through postcrossing! You can click on them to make them bigger, if you'd like to read them!

Random

You can obviously see where this one is from! My penpal sent this to me when she visited there. She numbered the photos on the front & states what they are.


A few years ago, my little brother went to New York City & got this at the Empire State Building. He also bought me some shot glasses!


Two years ago, my neighbors went to Austria on vacation & they sent this to us :)


This is another one from my penpal. On the top of this one, there is a book mark you can detach if you want!

Found

Last week, I cleaned out my closet & I found these postcards scattered in a few boxes. So here they are!

I got this one at some point during elementary school, so probably about ten-ish years ago. On the back it says: "Most of the cranberry crop is harvested on flooded bogs and loaded into waiting trucks. These berries are headed for freezers today, later destined for sauce and juice".

I got this one on the same trip as the first one I posted. On the back it says: "The Mayflower II is a full size replica of the first ship that carried European settlers to the shores of America in 1620".

I got this one either in elementary or middle school, so it's pretty old as well!

This one was where we stayed in Cape Cod. The website for the hotel is here. I don't really remember too much about the hotel, other than I was disappointed by the pool because it was a lot smaller than it looks in the photos.

This one I got at Epcot seven-ish years ago. I remember really liking Epcot! When we go back to Florida, we'll have to go there again.

This one is really shiny, haha! On the back it says: "Mickey & Minnie. Two of the Magic Kingdom's most famous residents welcome you to join them for fun and excitement at Walt Disney World".

Antique Postcards

I've bought all of these from various antique shops over the years. I'm not bothering to blur out the addresses, since all the postcards are from the early 1900's.

This postcard is actually showing the lake that I vacation at every summer, so I was really excited to find it! It's Lake Winnisquam, in Tilton (Laconia), New Hampshire. If you'd like to try to read it, you can click on it. It was written in pencil, so it's pretty light. It's postmarked from Sept. 7, 1927. Right below this, I have a more recent photo of that bridge, which I took from our boat. It's from a slightly different angle, but I figured I'd include it :) It looks much different now!


Here is another postcard from Laconia, New Hampshire. It's a photo of "The Tavern". I'm not familiar with this place, and I'm not sure if it even still exists. If anyone knows, please leave a comment! It's postmarked June 9th, 1941 (I think, its hard for me to tell if that is a 1 or not).

This postcard is showing the view of Main Street west from the Railroad Track in Tilton, New Hampshire. This one was never mailed out, but it was copyrighted in 1907.

This one was from Syracuse University (I actually have two others from here as well). It was written on Sept. 20th, 1906. Click to make it larger, if you would like to read the writing!

This is my second one from Syracuse University. The writing is realllyyy tiny, and I can barely read it! On the front it's showing Sims Hall, Bowne Hall & Library. I've never visited Syracuse, so I'm not sure what it looks like today. This was mailed on July 28th, 1942. Near the stamp it says "Buy Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps", because this was during World War Two.

This is my last one from Syracuse University. The front is showing the Stadium at Syracuse University. Unfortunately, there is no year anywhere on this one.

This one is the State Capitol and Petersburg Express, in Hartford, Connecticut. This one is postmarked August 27, 1938. The stamp in the corner says "Buy U.S. Savings Bonds. Ask Your Postmaster".

Here's another one from Hartford, Connecticut, the photo was from Keney Park. I always thought this one was cute with the dog! It's postmarked March 11th, 1908.

Here is another one from Connecticut, specifically Circle Beach in East River. It was postmarked on August 8th, 1946. Unfortunately, someone ripped the stamp off :(

I thought this one was really cute! It's postmarked December 22, 1908. It's written in pencil, so it's really light, and the writings really small. Click it if you'd like to read :)

This one is the Court House of Records and Institute for Savings, located in Springfield, Massachusetts. It's postmarked September 23, 1944. This is really random, but I really love the handwritting on this one! And someone also tried to (unsuccesfully) rip the stamp off this one.

I always thought this one was so pretty. The pencil writting is extremely light on this one. It's postmarked August 7th, 1930. The postcard shows a sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean, from Old Orchard Beach in Maine. Another one with a ripped off stamp :(

Erte

The following set of postcards are from a postcard book I ordered. The art featured on these postcards was done by the artist Erte (aka Romain de Tirtoff). The book listing on amazon is here. When I saw this I just had to get it, and I actually ordered two copies. I wanted one copy to keep and one copy to actually send out on postcrossing.


This postcard features a costume design by Erte for a parrot in the ballet Paradise, Bal Tabarin, 1938.

This piece is called "Adam and Eve", serigraph, completed in 1982.

This piece is called "Spring Rain", serigraph, completed in 1982.


This postcard features a costume design by Erte for Madame Butterfly in the revue number "Heroines", Teatro Calderon, Barcelona, 1945.

This postcard features a costume design by Erte for a gypsy dancer in a show at the Lido, Paris, 1942.

This piece is a costume design by Erte for Ganna Walska as Gilda, Act II, Rigoletto, Chicago Opera Company, 1922. The coloring got a bit distorted in this one. The green is much darker on the actual postcard.

This piece is called "The Dancer" from the suite At the Theatre, serigraph, completed in 1982.

This piece is called "Trapeze" from the suite At the Theatre, serigraph, completed in 1982.
This piece is a costume design for Ganna Walska in Manon, 1920.

This piece is a costume design by Erte for a slave of Salome in the scene "Femmes Fatales", George White's Scandals, New York, 1926.

This piece is called "Nature's Vanity", serigraph, completed in 1982.


This piece is called "Symphony in Black" from the suite At the Theatre, serigraph, completed in 1982.

This piece is called "The Surprises of the Sea", serigraph, completed in 1982.

This piece is called "Fantasia", serigraph, completed in 1982.

This piece is called "Swept Away", serigraph, completed in 1982.

This piece is called "The Coming of Spring", serigraph, completed in 1982.

This piece is called "Harlequin", serigraph, completed in 1982.

This piece is called "The Pursuit of Flore", serigraph, completed in 1982.

This piece is called "Freedom and Captivity", serigraph, completed in 1982.

This piece is called "Sleeping Beauty", serigraph, completed in 1982.

This piece is called "Her Secret Admirers", serigraph, completed in 1982.

This postcard features a costume design by Erte, for a fan-bearing slave girl in Legendary Kings, Theatre Femina, Paris, 1919.

This piece is called "Oriental Tale", serigraph, completed in 1982.

This piece is called "Stolen Kisses" by Erte, it was a serigraph & completed in 1982.