I thought that you blog readers might enjoy and appreciate this little snippet.
My friend Barbara (from the Tuesday Crafters) brought this postcard along today.
Her husband Ken is a Philatelist (stamp collector) and had come across this postcard
when sorting through some items that had belonged to a friend of his.
When I said that it was a punch art postcard, I was only joking, but it is a hand crafted
postcard, made out of used postage stamps and the borders of sheets of stamps,
hand cut and stuck on this ordinary postcard. I love it for the fact that it's a golfer - not sure whether it is an ant or a grasshopper playing golf - what do you think?
The writing says
Dear Dorothy. How do you like
my Postcard Manufacturing
I made this especially for you
Auntie B
At the bottom it says Golf at Harrogate.
The postmark is Harrogate and it was posted at 6:15 21st September 1912
Yes 1912!! It is over a hundred years old!
And it only cost a halfpenny stamp to post.
Notice there was no need for a post code either, Dorothy received this safely - probably the next day!!
Hope that this has been of as much interest to you as it has to me.
Hi Kate what a fantastic find. I think the image looks like a snassaly ( if that is a real word) dressed lady wearing a fabulously large hat with 2 big feathers or have I got too much imagination! Hugs Hanet xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Kate what a fantastic find. I think the image looks like a snassaly ( if that is a real word) dressed lady wearing a fabulously large hat with 2 big feathers or have I got too much imagination! Hugs Hanet xxx
ReplyDeletewow, what an awesome project to see. I have a dear friend who shared with me an old card that was delicate and totally amazing art from the early 1900s. Something between her grandparents (and she is in her 80s now).
ReplyDeletesuper cute hun - a great find hugs Judith x
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous Kate. Looks like an Edwardian lady golfer to me. In her fabulous outfit and matching hat with streamers blowing. Such a great creation.
ReplyDeleteLaine
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The King was George V, so she is a Georgian.
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it looks fabulous Kate, what a great old card and beautiful done.
ReplyDeletegr karin
Fantastic story, I love things like this, Kate, and such amazing work too, hugs my friend and thank you for sharing xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, this is fabulous and I think it is an ant.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Linda xxx
For me an Ant! And think you now need to visit the Harrogate golf courses... Rudding Park only 15 mins from me ...and Alldwark 1 minute away!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous thank you for sharing, and like others I think it's a lady with a big fancy hat on
ReplyDeleteWow! what a fabulous find, and what patience to produce it! x
ReplyDeleteDefinitely something to treasure, it's fabulous and very clever, I think I'd be inclined to frame it or put it in a scrapbook, I think it looks like a grasshopper too, thank you for sharing that Kate xx Zoe xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a find! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteA realy interesting find. Just shows that people were crafting with what they had, and making some really interesting creations, a long time ago. I think it looks like an ant.
ReplyDeleteI think this postcard is amazing and you are so lucky to own it. Ann x x
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