I began collecting postcards in mid-August of 2013, after looking through my aunt's collection and thinking it seemed like a fun hobby. Along the way, something obviously went very wrong.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Species: Black Swan

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: N/A

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United states

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: N/A


Species: Blue Wildebeest

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Card Text Back: White-Bearded Gnu - Dallas Zoo - 621 East Clarendon Drive - Dallas, Texas

Location: Dallas Zoo

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Pierre A. Fontaine

Printing Company: Mission Card Co.


Monday, December 30, 2013

Species: Bird - Gray Jay

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Card Text Back: The Gray Jay appears in Book of North American Birds published by the Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.


Species: Horse

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Card Text Back: Panorama from th south rim - Big Bend National Park, Texas - The grandeur of Big Bend National Park is dramatically revealed from the 7,500 foot South Rim. The Rio Grtande Valley and Old Mexico are visible for many miles to the north, east and west.

Location: Big Bend National Park

Country of Origin: United states

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: W. Ray Scott

Printing Company: National Park Concessions, Inc.


Species: Domestic Turkey

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Cuero, Texas, is the Turkey center of Texas. The Turkey Trot is almost an annual festival when thousands of turkeys from nearby turkey ranches are marched down the main street of Cuero.

Location: Cuero, Texas

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

Printing Company: Don R. Bartels


Species: Caribou

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Card Text Back: Bull Caribou feed on grass and tundra vegetation. Their antlers, which grow up to an inch a day, are protected by a layer of skin called velvet, which is shed in the fall.

Location: N/A

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: Rollie Ostermick

Printing Company: Alaska Wild Images


Species: Cow - Belted Galloway

Card Text Front: Belted Galloways

Card Text Back: Camden-Rockport, Maine - Two of the famous Belted Galloways are pictured here. They were first inmported from Scotland in 1948. They claim to produce better beef than other breeds.

Location: Camden-Rockport, Maine

Country of Origin: Ireland

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: John Alderson

Printing Company: Coastal Colour Products