Postcard topics

This is a holding page for matters of relevance to Fibiwiki Postcard project.

Related Fibiwiki articles

• Postcard Publishers

External Links

Postcard photographers and artists

• Fred Bremnerspent 40years in India taking a wonderful selection of photos some of which formed the basis for postcards. (harappa.com)
• Artist drawn vintage postcards of Indiadakotaboo-vintage-postcards.blogspot.co.uk

Themed postcard articles

• History of Postcards wikipedia.com. Has section on Postcards in British India which mentions they were first introduced in July 1879 at a cost of 1/4 anna.
• Postcards: A Neglected Source of Anthropological Data by R.E.S. Tanner Contains references to postcards of India
• Picturing Mountains as Hills "Hill Station postcards and the Tales They Tell" by Shashwati Talukdar
• P&O Collection archive postcards of Strathmore (1935) and Ranchi (1925)Alex Naughton. flickr.com
• Indian heritageindian-heritage-and-culture.blogspot.co.uk. A blog which displays a great variety of Indian postcards linked by subject. For example Indian Woman Performing Pooja Rituals and Prayers vintage postcardsMumbiamag
• From Bombay To Mumbai: A Journey Through Postcards by Rushikesh Kulkarni on Mumbaimag. Part 1,Part 2,Part 3

Useful Websites for general background information

• Metropostcard.comWebsite of Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York City. Lots of excellent background information related to the hobby of postcard collecting.