Friday, November 18, 2011

Truth in Postcards & PFF

tree postcard

This postcard is actually this size. And it is a postcard, even thought it looks more like a bookmark. I've come across a couple other postcards this size before. The actual size is 2 1/8" x 6".

This one is from 1908, sent to Scotts Mills, Oregon (current population 355 residents -this has doubled since 1916!) from Roseburg, Oregon.

The greeting says:

I am back in the old place again, have been for little over a month. Have you and Eldon decided to stay where you are or go elsewhere?


I am disgusted with all in general,


J.C.



I love it when I read messages like this. Ones that make you laugh and that you can totally relate to.

back of tree postcard


I am posting this today to participate in Postcard Friendship Friday, hosted by The Best Hearts are Crunchy. Go to her site and you can see a list of other postcard blogs you can visit today.


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16 comments:

  1. Sheila @ A Postcard a DayNovember 18, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Yes, I know the feeling. There are plenty of days when I'm disgusted with all in general, too. :)

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  2. Christine H.November 18, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    That is too funny!

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  3. IreneNovember 18, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    Beautiful card and so unusual, but the message is quite criptic

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  4. Marilyn & JeffNovember 19, 2011 at 12:25 AM

    Oh, I do wish there was an explanation about the message. It leaves me wondering what it all meant. Love it.

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  5. Julie GoucherNovember 19, 2011 at 5:39 AM

    Intriguing message

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  6. PostcardyNovember 19, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    There are many examples of bookmark sized postcards on the "vintage Postcard Forum here:
    http://postcardcollector.org/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=567

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  7. North County Film ClubNovember 19, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    Ha. What an amusing message. Wonder what he meant. He definitely wasn't a happy camper.
    Nancy Javier
    Ladies of the grove

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  8. ClytieNovember 19, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    It is certainly a pretty postcard, what makes it (to me) EXTRA special is the wonderfully cryptic message. I'm so glad you included the back side!!!

    Happy PFF!

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  9. Bob ScotneyNovember 19, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    I'm off to check out the pictures on my bookmarks (not postcards)just in case I find one as good as yours. There will be no cryptic comments, of that I'm sure.

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  10. Karen S.November 19, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    I totally believe you, because I recently bought one that size, and it's the first I've ever seen like it. Great post!

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  11. Liz StrattonNovember 19, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Such an expressive hand doesn't strike me as one who was frequently disgusted. Probably reading too much into the handwriting...

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  12. Alan BurnettNovember 19, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    I suppose there are rules and regulations on the permitted size of postcards these days, which is a pity because there is something quite attractive about this size. And it does double as a bookmark - at least until you get your Kindle,

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  13. Paul van YperenNovember 20, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    In some rainy autumns I can relate to this message too. Completely.

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  14. AnonymousNovember 20, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Ha, yes, great message, I to love things like this! Working on a postcard entry here soon myself. I love anything with personal writing that is a little out of the "norm".

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  15. MrCachetNovember 20, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    That's exactly why the message side is often just as meaningful as the view side. And yes, I can see someone using a card like this back then as a bookmark.

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  16. Bruno LalibertéNovember 22, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    I wonder what brought him back to "the old place", leaving him disgusted. A broken heart, or a failed interview?...
    :D~
    HUGZ

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