Historical Chinese Postcard Project: 1896 - 1920
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A Short History of PostcardsAuthors: RĂ©gine ThiriezDate: May 2004 When were postcards born? The story says that in 1869 in Austria, a civil servant decided he would save time by sticking his stamps directly on cards. The idea caught up immediately. Stores used them to receive orders, etc. Early postcards had space for the address on one side and the message on the other. Stamps were pre-printed on the cards. Issuing postcards was a state monopoly.
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Institut d'Asie Orientale]
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