Sunday, August 11, 2013

vintage postcards and handwritten receipts

what i found and added to my collection today.
from niles in fremont, ca.


this one is my dream summer camp.
cool, the one and only san jose postcard i've wanted to own so far. nowadays, there aren't any interesting ones from my hometown.


i can never have enough bay area related postcards.

this one's for my boyfriend who's obsessed with the beatles.

this one is the mystery spot from santa cruz, california- a place i have yet to visit.



disney collectible cards


when i find vintage postcards in old shoeboxes and wooden trays in antique stores, this is how i often react immediately inside and outloud simultaneously:  where to start, what to look for, omg, historical landmarks, random doctor portraits, landscapes, buildings, this one's cool, this one's from 1907, vintage, so vintage, i have to get all of this, what do i do, what to do, what do you think, decisions, decisions, thanks, i'm going to buy all of these. 

i'm also a huge sucker for handwritten personal messages on the back of postcards-the kind of love that's transported and received.

i live to dive in the past, explore the forgotten, and recreate in the present.

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