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unusual facts about Postcard


Electronic envelope

Currently, e-mail not enclosed in an electronic envelope is like sending a Postcard in the standard postal mail system.


Arthur Dixon

J. Arthur Dixon (1926–2000), British founder of the eponymous postcard and greetings card company

Brenden Abbott

On 24 November 1989, the Fremantle Prison escape occurred that earned Abbott his lifelong notoriety as a criminal genius, and ultimately led to his permanent and erroneous branding as "The Postcard Bandit."

Carly Wicks

A month later, Carly sends Denise a postcard asking for Kevin's signet ring and it is revealed that Carly is living in Redfern, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.

Casa de Estudillo

He began strongly marketing the property: Tchotchkes of all sorts were labeled with "Ramona's Marriage Place", and more postcards were printed for the adobe than any other Ramona attraction.

Chandelier Tree

A vintage postcard of the Chandelier Tree was shown during the opening credits of National Lampoon's Vacation.

First Day

First day of issue, the first day a postcard, postage stamp or stamped envelope is officially put up for sale

Flowers in the Rain

In a promotional stunt, for the record—typical of the band's manager Tony Secunda—a postcard was released with a cartoon of a naked Harold Wilson, linking him to his secretary Marcia Williams.

Harold Avery

The last Avery was heard from was in a postcard to his Aunt, written in 1943 from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

Holmfirth

Holmfirth was the home of Bamforth & Co Ltd, who were well known for their cheeky seaside postcards - although around the time of the First World War, they produced postcards of a more sober nature.

Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church

Postcard History Series, Berlin, published by Arcadia Publishing in 2008 and written by Jacklyn T. Nadeau, page 87

Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel

The Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel's western portal is featured on the first postcard during the opening sequence of National Lampoon's Vacation.

Lilian Bland

In 1909, Bland's uncle, William James Smythe, sent her a postcard of the Blériot monoplane from Paris, inspiring her to take up flying.

Lin Onus

His most famous work, Michael and I are just slipping down to the pub for a minute, has been featured on a postcard, and is a reference to his colleague, artist Michael Eather.

Lyra's Oxford

Two pages from a Baedeker published in Lyra's world (including entries for the Eagle Ironworks, the Oxford Canal, the Fell Press and the Oratory of St Barnabas the Chymist, all in the Jericho area of Oxford), a postcard from the character Mary Malone, and a brochure for the cruise ship Zenobia are also included.

Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender

In 1967, Wilson sued the pop group The Move for libel after the band's manager Tony Secunda published a promotional postcard for the single "Flowers in the Rain".

Moments in Grace

Initially called 'Postcard Audio,' the band was re-vamped with the help of Brian McTernan, who engineered and produced all of the band's recorded output.

Mystery Writers of America

The category of Best Juvenile Mystery is also part of the Edgar Award, with such notable recipients as Barbara Brooks Wallace having won the honor twice, for The Twin in the Tavern in 1994 and Sparrows in the Scullery in 1998, and Tony Abbott for his novel The Postcard, which received critical accolades in 2009.

New Albany Hotel

A 1941 postcard promotes the town as "the world's greatest paper shell pecan center", "the bird dog capital of the world", "mecca for sportsmen in this field" and noted that the "famous Radium Springs resort is one of the most beautiful natural springs in the South".

Peter Chrisp

Aside from his publications in literature, he is also an artist, who has exhibited collections of his cartoons and hand-drawn postcards during Brighton Festival.

Postcard from Heaven

"Postcard from Heaven" is a song by the Lighthouse Family, released as the duo's fifth and final single from their second album Postcards from Heaven (1997).

Rogers v. Koons

Jeff Koons, an internationally known artist, found the picture on a postcard and wanted to make a sculpture based on the photograph for an art show on the theme of banality of everyday items.

Selfless, Brave and True

Months later in New York City, and after learning that Emma (Jennifer Morrison) has just arrived in Storybrooke to break the curse, August meets up with Neal/Baelfire (Michael Raymond-James) to confirm what will happen next, then tells Neal that he will follow Emma to Storybrooke and when she breaks the curse he will send Neal a postcard.

Sverre Malling

The exhibition featured drawings representing the banality of popular culture, exemplified in works such as Malling's "Hotel California Postcard".


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