I bought my first old postcard from an antique shop in Sweden, based on the illustration. My curiosity grew and I translated the handwritten message, researched the stamp date and searched for information about the illustrator. Then it did it again. And again.
Before long, it occured to me that some of the postcards in my hand may be the last copies in circulation. So I decided to document them and the little stories from people’s lives (anything not linked is work in progress)…
| Text | Description | Artist | Design no. | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | ||||
| St. Catherine Sr., Montreal | Tram in street | Rice Photo | 112646 SV | – |
| Denmark | ||||
| Glædlig Jul | People waving at ship with Danish flag | Unknown | – | 1915 |
| France | ||||
| Tartaines au repos | Boats tied to the shore | Mar | 114 | ~1930 |
| Germany | ||||
| Winterpracht | Tree lined road with snow | E. Meerkämper | – | – |
| Der Elfer-und Zwölferkopf im Kleinen Walsertal | Figure, mountains and trees | Gofferjé (Frieda?) / ENK (Erhard Nuebert, Karx-Marx-Stadt) | 169/54 | 1955 |
| Sonntagmorgen im Murgtal | River through mountains | C. Fiedler | 2027 | – |
| Holland | ||||
| Gelukkig Nieuwjaar | Couple ice skating | M.P. | 227 | 1938 |
| Gelukkig Nieuwjaar | Deer, snow and church | – | 214 | – |
| Gelukkig Kerstfeest | Trees in the snow | GOC | – | 1952 |
| Vrölijk Kerstfeest | Cottage in the snow | – | 208 | 1936 |
| Vrölijk Kerstfeest | Chaffinches and snow | Willy Schermele | – | ~1943 |
| Italy | ||||
| Il Lago di Sorapis (m. 1928) | Mountains and lake | G. Ghedina | 9/91 | 1935 |
| Norway | ||||
| Norge. Fra Geilo. | Cabins in the snow | Enerell M. Hanstad | 9206 | 1948 |
| Sweden | ||||
| God Jul, Gott Nytt År | Woman skiing | Evans | – | 1936 |
| Havet i storm | Waves at sea | C. A. Träff (Carl Alfred) | 87 | 1948 |
| – | Flowers, cabin and mountains | – | 527 | 1901 |
| Gott Nytt År | Figures with four leaf clovers and a horseshoe | Ramstedt Devadatta | – | – |
| God Jul | Pigs and elves | Hedvig Rosendahl | 184 | 1910 |
| En God Jul | Lady with candles | Elsa Hammar (EH) | – | 1912 |
| Gott Nytt År tillönskas av | Nyårshälsning | Robin in forest with snow | Ramstedt Devadatta | – | 1927 |
| Hjärtlig Gratulation | Lilac and boat on water | Steén | – | 1939 |
| Vägen till Adden Kristianstad | Tree lined road | – | 2016 | 1908 |
| UK | ||||
| Derwent Water | Lake behind trees | Judges Ltd. | 16427 | – |
| Greatstone and District | Beaches | Shoesmith & Etheridge | 10700, 28671, 10694, 10364, 10010, 10294 | ~1952 |
| Assorted locations | ||||
| Niessen | Nature scenes | Walter Niessen | 557, 589, 511, 5929, 5221, 5214, 576, 5129, 5218, 536 | 1930 – 1940 |