Vintage photo postcards

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Swap Coordinator:	helent (contact)
Swap categories:	Photography Postcards
Number of people in swap:	28
Location:	International
Type:	Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:	August 20, 2009
Date items must be sent by:	August 29, 2009
Number of swap partners:	3
Description:
This swap is for postcards with vintage/old photographs on them. The photo subject is open - an old view of your town, a historical figure, etc. The postcard does not have to be vintage, just the image on it. For this swap, I'm defining vintage as 70s or earlier. So cards could feature old photos, be reprints of old cards, or even be vintage cards themselves, as long as the original image is 70s or earlier. Postcards should be store-bought (not ad cards) and sent naked. You'll be sending one card each to three partners. Ratings 4 and higher, newbies with complete profiles. This is my first time hosting, so anything I've not thought of, please ask away.

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Agusia 08/ 4/2009 #

I would love to take part :) I am a newbie but my profile is complete

helent 08/ 4/2009 #

Hi Agusia, I'm still a newbie myself, really! Please go ahead and join the swap.

user10383 08/ 5/2009 #

Do you consider postcards from the 50"s & 60's vintage if so yeah I want to play.

helent 08/ 5/2009 #

User10383, the cards themselves don't have to be vintage, just the images. But I'd think most people would be happy to receive a vintage card? So I'll say that's fine, but if the anyone in the swap thinks otherwise, please comment below.

cranialbleeding 08/ 5/2009 #

Sorry, just to be clear, can the image be a reprint? For instance, I have a bunch of vintage themed reprinted postcards. Does that work?

helent 08/ 6/2009 #

Hi cranialbleeding, I think as long as the designs/photos are clearly old, those sound fine.

So, the question that these... questions raise is - what is old/vintage? I guess that needs to be defined, I'm going to say at least 70s or earlier.

Have edited swap description to clarify.

Agusia 08/ 9/2009 #

yay great :D

mamalieveheersbeestje 08/18/2009 #

I saw some lovely reprinted postcards from the 1900's last week in a bookstore and was thinking of sending them to someone...so I love to join in this swap! I am from the Netherlands. greetings from mama lievheersbeestje.

helent 08/18/2009 #

Welcome mamalieveheersbeestje! Those cards sound lovely.

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