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BORING POSTCARDS

This Group celebtrates Boring, ordinary, dull, commercial Postcards that feature aspects of our everyday life – such as streets, roads, houses -- and are, in a strange way, interesting because they are so uninteresting. Join in and share your Postcards of our Boring world.

Location: Sigean, France
Members: 39
Latest Activity: Apr 11

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INTERESTING POSTCARDS!! 41 Replies

From time to time we have outbreaks of whether a Postcard is Boring, or not.“Yes it is”. “No it isn''t.”“All Postcards are Boring.” “All Postcards are interesting”.And so on, and so forth.So, LET'S TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENTAnnouncingINTERESTING…Continue

Started by Valentine Mark Herman. Last reply by Francis Lammé Aug 17, 2022.

DULL AND/OR BORING? 15 Replies

DULL OR BORING?I am a member of the British-based Dull Men's Club (DMC) – which also includes women, and, indeed, claims to…Continue

Started by Valentine Mark Herman. Last reply by Gerald Jatzek Nov 27, 2021.

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Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on January 25, 2023 at 10:03am

Thanks Katerina, your mail is arruiving in dtribs and drabs, and with not much coherence between your postage dates and when they arrive here. Am about to post 4 more. Keep em comin', please!

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on January 24, 2023 at 2:11pm

Good to see that a few more have arrived, Val. So nice that mail to Europe is relatively "normal", as my mail to the USA is taking 2 months!! AACK! Real snail mail, sigh.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on January 24, 2023 at 10:44am

TWO GREEK ONES FROM KATERINA -- THANKS!

1. Paliokastritsa Monastery, Cordu, Greece

2. The Theater, Dordone, Greece

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on January 3, 2023 at 4:31pm

LAST PART OF THE SERIES OF BORING POSTCARDS OF PARIS FROM AN OLD ALMANAC COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS PREPARED FOR THE PARIS EXHIBITION OF 1900 (especially for you, Katerina!)

12. Port de Neuilly, la Station d'Autobus

13. Carrefour Richeliue- Drouot

14. Place de la Concorde

15. Place de la Concorde (un Autobus)

That's all, folks. C'est tous, mes amis.

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on January 2, 2023 at 2:33pm

"Penultmate" part of the series? :-) (had to look that up)

and where is then the "last" part of the series? ...coming soon?

Fab old postcards...super interesting and "boring".

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023 to you, Val, and all here!

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on January 2, 2023 at 11:09am

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO Y'ALL!

HERE IS THE THIRD AND PENULTIMATE PART OF THE SERIES OF BORING POSTCARDS OF PARIS FROM AN OLD ALMANAC COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS PREPARED FOR THE PARIS EXHIBITION OF 1900 (last part to follow soon)

9. Les Femmes Cocher

10. La prémiere colleuse d'affiches

12. Silhouettes Parisiennes

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on December 30, 2022 at 3:26pm

MORE FRENCH POSTCARDS -- THIS TIE FROM MIKEL UNTZILLA

1. Panoramic view of Paris, with Pont Neuf & Notre-Dame

2. Gargoyles at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris

3. Basilique bronze door, Notre- Dame, Lyon

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on December 30, 2022 at 11:01am

PART 2 OF THE SERIES OF BORING POSTCARDS OF PARIS FROM AN OLD ALMANAC COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS PREPARED FOR THE PARIS EXHIBITION OF 1900 (2 more parts to come)

(again...with apologies for the quality of the photos, but the Almanac is very old and quite battered)

5. Un canot automobile, rue de l'Université

6. L'Avenue Bois de Bologne

7. La dentiste en plein air

8. Sortie du Metro

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on December 29, 2022 at 3:09pm

BORING POSTCARDS OF PARIS FROM AN OLD ALMANAC COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS PREPARED FOR THE PARIS EXHIBITION OF 1900 (part 1 of about 4)

(with apologies for the quality of the photos, but the Almanac is very old and quite battered)

1. Les Moulins à Montmartre

2. Montmartre

3. 'Le Lapin', Montmartre

4. La Halle aux Vins

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on December 29, 2022 at 3:02pm

BORING POSTCARDS OF PARIS FROM AN OLD ALMANAC PREPARED FOR THE 1900 PARIS EXPOSITION: PART 1 (of about 4)

(with apologies for the quality of the photos but the Almanac is old and battered)

1.  Les Moulins à Montmartre2.  Montmartre

3. Le Lapin, Montmartre

4.  La Halle aux Vins

 

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