I wish birthday cards were still like this. I wish we still sent each other postcards and that the internet wasn't so fundamental to everyday life, yet here I am writing a blog. Hypocritical?
I think the oldest here is from 1904, I keep looking for photographs/postcards from the 19th century but they seem to be so expensive. I saw an envelope with several stamps and postmarks on from the late 19th century and it was £20, just for an envelope. I need to set some money aside that I can just spend on this hobby of mine, or at least limit myself to buying a couple of Victorian photographs each month. It seems that people are aware of the value of such things.
Can see the value in them, now.
ReplyDeleteUntil you said they were expensive, I'd never have considered the intrinsic value, but I s'pose there's no re-prints, no back-ups ...
Nice selection!