Did you know that prior to 1907 you were not allowed to write on the back side of the postcard?
The entire back space was dedicated to the address and stamp only. This explains why people would write over the top of images on the front. Some postcard printers would leave extra wide boarders for the sender to write a message, keeping the image visible. Thankfully March 1, 1907 started to allow people to write on the backside of the postcard next to the address this was the dawn of the divided back postcards, the format that continues up to date. You will still find cards postmarked 1907, 1908 etc that are still in the UDBPC (Undivided Back Postcard) format and it wasn't really until the postcards were printed with the divided back that people started to write on the back.
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1 comment:
Very interesting to learn about this, Colleen. I found out only recently why it was that people had written on the fronts of the cards (thereby increasing my use of Photoshop on the images when I use them for my collages!!!). I couldn't understand why people had to write messages on the front!! Well, it all makes sense now, doesn't it?
Thanks for sharing this bit of trivia about vintage postcards!!
Betty
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