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We thought you would enjoy seeing a selection of winter scenes from our collection: Glasshouse Images Brief history of postcards John P. Charlton of Philadelphia patented the postcard in 1861, selling the rights to H. L. Lipman, whose postcards, complete with a decorated border, were labeled “Lipman’s postal card.” Nine years later European countries wereContinue reading “Winter Postcards”