My city has a lot of tourist postcards, but not many cards on other subjects. In the name of affordable variety, from time to time I go on the hunt and search the local charity and secondhand shops for undiscovered treasures.
And today I got lucky!!
Fifteen single cards from a women’s non-profit shop on all sorts of topics, including five “illustrated map of Canada” cards (popular with many recipients).
A sealed bag of 18 beautiful art cards from Europe.
While I’ll probably end up re-donating a lot from that last bag, there are enough funny little finds among them to make those 102 cards well worth the three dollars I spent on them
Has anyone else had any great finds lately? I’d love to hear your stories!
I love these kind of cards, so you never know when you might find a home for them. I have cards for petrol stations, the Spam museum, town halls, a grain elevator - even an interstate.
I’m counting on using a few of these as niche-interest cards, too. I’m really happy about it. (And if I receive your address in Postcrossing, for sure I’ll look for a fun one for you!)
Actually I do think some of them are quite endearing, in their way. And where they’re not, I can always paste a gigantic kitten or similar looming over the unsuspecting town
What a wonderful find, and this quote made me laugh - I can just imagine what they look like. I haven’t been in any secondhand stores since the pandemic, and now I really want to try and find something good!
I have a friend who works for the Department of Transportation. They still make cards showing interstate roads, construction zones, and toll booths. I dont have the heart to send these to anyone.
To the true connoisseur of the highway works, I am sure it is enthralling, but to me such cards are vastly improved by the addition of a Godzilla or two. Or possibly a gaggle of cartoon ducks.
