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The postcard was "invented" in Austria in 1869, as a way of increasing post office business by reducing the time and postage of letter-writing, and their popularity quickly spread throughout Europe. At first only pre-stamped, plain cardboard postcards were used, but soon they carried all manner of artwork and photographs besides their personal message. The postcard industry reached its peak during World War I, as millions of civilians and soldiers sent hasty messages back and forth. Soldiers at the front could only send terse, pre-printed cards from the trenches ("I am well", "I am wounded", "I am in receipt of your letter", etc.), but they could easily find commercial postcards in the villages just behind the front lines. The civilians on the home front had a vast array of sentimental, humorous or patriotic postcards to send to their boys. Whereas the photographs and pictures are wonderful social records of the war, some find the handwritten messages on the postcards' other side even more intriguing.
The earliest known example was a hand painted card posted in London in 1840. Theodore Hook posted the card to himself. It was supposed to be a practical joke on the postal service. The first known printed picture was created in France by Leon Bresnardeau in 1870. The first American post card was developed in 1873 by the Morgan Envelope Factory.
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∙ 12y agowell i'm not sure but i know it was invented in 1869 but don't know who. Sorry
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When was postcards invented?
the post card was invented on 1869
Why did people start sending postcards?
People sent postcards to other people in celebration on birthdays, when they were on holiday to let them know how it was going. when they were first invented, it was the receiver, that had to pay for the postage!! :)
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The ISBN of Postcards from the Edge is 0671624415.
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