BORING POSTCARDS

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Comment by Ray Haley on February 15, 2022 at 3:03pm

I see now that my photography skills need improvement! I will do better in the future, PROMISE!

A majority of my post cards are ones I have saved up from family and friends and have only purchased a few in recent years, mostly for old post marks and interesting stamps!

PEACE Ray

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on February 15, 2022 at 2:31pm

FROM OUR NEW MEMBER -- RAY HALEY: WELCOME, RAY!

After joining IUOMA and eventually the "Boring Post Card Group" I began digging through my many collections that began in the mid 1950s. Somehow, I had come across a batch of things I hadn't seen until today February 14, 2022.

Post cards - boring, dull or otherwise; these cards opened a window to my life that goes back to March of 1943. The significance is that my Dad was in the US Army and was only 19. He would first set foot on French soil on his 20th birthday later that year. These post cards are words of wonder and encouragement from his much younger siblings too young to realize the dangers at any real level. They were 6 to 8 years old and many of these cards have no post mark because they were included in letters from my grandfather and Grandma Haley. Other letters I found include tales of policeman's balls, the rationing of sliced bread, and also rationing of gasoline.

I had learned of some of the rationing programs in history class in high school, now I know the impact it had on my family! Grandpa told my Dad about the recalling of all men with a Draft classification of 1-F. Most able bodied young men were 1-A but 1-F was the classification one was given after serving in the armed forces, this recall meant that military veterans were now to be called up to re-serve in WWII. Something I was unaware of.

I cannot thank Valentine Herman enough for accepting my friend request and opening this door. I would encourage all of you to really look at the post cards you hold in your collections. What piece of someone's history do you have and how might you share it - with this group and perhaps the original owner?

PEACE

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on February 15, 2022 at 2:22pm

AT LAST IMANAGED TO BUY SOME MORE POSTCARDS AT A BOOK FARE LAST WEEKEND!

Here are 5 of them -- all French beach  postcards, all sent to the Saurin family in Vierzon, France, between 1957 & 1972. (More to come)

Can  you identify the cars, Bradford?

Comment by Gwendolynium on February 11, 2022 at 6:21pm

Another epically boring postcard from my childhood "collection." But it does have a Beautiful Cocktail lounge and Radio in every room!

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on February 10, 2022 at 10:52am

Next cars from CCCP.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on February 1, 2022 at 5:41pm

INOWROCŁAW - a city in the central part of Poland - "The sculpture of a peacock as a sundial" - a postcard of the 1980s.

Postcard about 2000.

Comment by Gwendolynium on January 30, 2022 at 10:22pm

Very boring commercial postcard, and yet... My great-aunt was a waitress here in the 60s, which is why I have it, and look lOOk at those elm trees.

Comment by Gwendolynium on January 26, 2022 at 6:25pm

Boring in a good way. Pretty rare to see no traffic on Rt. 2!

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on January 18, 2022 at 5:36pm

BORING ANSICHTKAARTEN VAN HELEEN (how to learn Dutch, too) Part 200 (I am having trouble loading these!)

Pannenkoeken Restaurant De Duivelsberg (Pancakes Restaurant De Duivelsberg)

That's all.

Eet smakelijk (Eat sell. Bon appetit)

En bedankt, Heleen

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on January 18, 2022 at 5:32pm

BORING ANSICHTKAARTEN VAN HELEEN (how to learn Dutch, too) Part 3

Jij tovert een glimlach op mijn gezicht (You put a smile on my face)

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