Steamship Postcards exhibits a
collection of vintage steamship postcards
and collectibles ranging from the
early to mid 1900’s.
This collection includes postcards
that exhibit steamship
images and art, as well as images
of dockyards, ports and pastoral scenes
that were often seen from the routes
that the lines traveled.
Each of the photo galleries features
a steamship line from its respective
era, containing high resolution images
of the postcards contained in the
collection.
Steamship Postcards is an example
of Deltiolgy, the formal
name used in the United States for
postcard collecting. Deltiolgy
is currently the third largest collectable
hobby in the world, surpassed only
by coin and stamp collecting.
The postcards include examples from
many eras of postcard distribution:
The Undivided Back Era, The Divided
Back Era, The Early Modern Era or
White Border Period, and The Linen
Card Era.
Postcards, both today and since their
inception in the mid-1800's, were
developed as a form of travel souvenirs
as well as a means of personal and
business related communication.
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