A postcard is a rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard that can be written and mailed without an envelope. Some places offer lower postage rates for postcards compared to letters. Stamp collectors distinguish between postcards, which require a stamp, and postal cards, which have pre-printed postage. The collecting and study of postcards is called deltiology. The oldest known picture postcard was mailed in 1840 from the United States to London and caricatured postal workers sitting around an inkwell.

1. Apostcard or post card is a rectangular piece
of thick paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing
without an envelope.
In some places, it is possible to send them for a lower fee
than for a letter. Stamp collectors distinguish between postcards
(which require a stamp) and postal cards (which have the postage
pre-printed on them).
The study and collecting of postcards is termed deltiology.

3. Cards with messages had been
sporadically created and posted by
individuals since the creation of
postal services.
The world’s oldest picture postcard is a unique
hand-colored card that was mailed in 1940
from the United States to London (addressed
to a playwright and novelist by the name
Theodore Hook) It caricatures the postal
service by showing post office “scribes” sitting
around a large inkwell. This postcard was
auctioned in the UK in 2002 for about 50,000
USD (including sales tax and commission).

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