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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Send Railway Postcards To Say Hello

By Mitzi H. Hewitt

Fewer and fewer people send postcards today. There was a time when all travelers seemed to send the cards to family to show the exotic places they were traveling. Sometimes as they traveled by train, there was just time to run into the station and pick up a few railway postcards to write and send at the next stop. The subject of the cards were trains and the railroad stations that had been built along the way.

Many of the stations were abandoned and others were converted to other uses. In larger cities, there are still train stations that are in use today. Some have been restored to show the beautiful architecture and craftsmanship which was a part of these buildings.

While you may not be able to purchase the railway postcards of yesteryear, you can still use your own photographs to print and mail railway postcards to friends and family as you travel.

In addition, you will find that many railway postcard collectors have scanned their vintage cards and posted them onto the internet. This will allow you to use the images of the scanned postcard and prepare your own card that has the look of an authentic railway postcard.

You will also find that there is a service offered online that will both print and mail your railway postcards for a flat fee. In fact, the fee is the same no matter where the card is being sent. The one fee includes printing charges and the postage fees.

You will need to select the image for your post card and upload it into the system. Once you have chose the front for the card, you have the opportunity to write your message and address the card. Pay your fee and the card is printed and mailed. Your recipient receives a paper post card, and it was as easy for you to send as it is to send an e-mail.

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