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Post Cards
1901
POST CARD (Undivided Back) 1901-1907
With the new postal regulations of December 24th, 1901, the words Post Card replaced Private Mailing Card on the backs of privately made cards. Government issued cards would continue to retain the title of Postal though the public would soon come to use both names interchangeably. The previous issued size restrictions were also relaxed and postcards were again produced in the standard size of 3 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches. As the images gracing the front of postcards grew ever larger only a small blank border tab, usually along the bottom or side, remained for the purpose of writing a message. With quality on the rise postcards were now beginning to be purchased largely for their pictorial value and often saved. The collecting of postcards would turn into a worldwide craze and billions would be produced to meet the demand
Higher quality cards helped created a greater demand that brought ever more publishers into the postcard business. Many of the names that would rise to importance in postcard publishing were already in business by 1903. As their popularity continued to grow many publishers known for their books or fine art prints would also enter this business. With a booming economy credit began to flow freely and many began speculating in postcard production.
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