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The silk card was once an ornate greeting, hitting a peak of popularity in the early 20th century, especially during WWI. Silk cards can be either a design printed on silk fabric attached to a postcard back, or a card with silk fabric attached as a border or decoration. Collectors seek cards that have maintained their color and that seem unique or handmade.
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Interviews & Articles
An Interview With Metropolitan Museum Curator Jeff Rosenheim On the Postcard Collection Of Walker Evans
In 1994, I had the great pleasure of acquiring the complete archive of Walker Evans for the Metropolitan Museum. The archive is qu… [more]
When Postcards Were the Social Network
I worked for 35 years as a reference librarian with the Madison Public Library and I just got interested in Madison’s history thro… [more]
An Interview With Postcard Collector Andreas Praefcke
Andreas Praefcke (Ravensburg, Germany) collects postcards of old and new theatre buildings worldwide. His complete collection can … [more]
Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)
Stevengraphs Bookmarks and Postcards
Malcolm Roebuck's tribute to the ornate silk picture bookmarks and postcards ('Stevengraphs') produced by Thomas St… [read review or visit site]
U. Delaware Postcard Collection
This collection of over 2000 postcards provides a peek at life in and around Delaware in the early 1900s. Browse g… [read review or visit site]
Carthalia
Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatres and concert halls worldwide. Showcases 3700 images of over 1810 … [read review or visit site]
Tall Tale Postcards
Don't let this one get away from you. This 'unbelievable' collection, from the Wisconsin Historical Society, featur… [read review or visit site]
Clubs & Associations: Postcards
Other Great Reference Sites: Postcards
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Ww1 Woven Silk Flames Postcard - Strasbourg La Cathedrale 
Ww1 Woven Silk Flames Postcard - Maurupt Marne 1914
Ww1 Silk : Royal Munster Fusiliers : Irish Embroidered Postcard
Woven Silk Flames Postcard La Maison Du Passeur Not Embroidered Brodee
Ww1 Silk Salvation Armyblood & Fire Military Postcard 
1913 Peking Silk Store During Chinese Revolution Used Pc China Beijing Army 
Embroidered Regimental Silk Ww1 "the Yorkshire Regiment" Badge. 1916 Posted
Folkestone: Rare Embroidered Greetings Ww1 Silk Postcard
Ww1 Silk : 16th Battalion, County Of London Regiment: Embroidered Postcard
Good French Silk Woven Ww1 Postcard Of Albert 1 King Of The Belgians Deffrene?
Good French Silk Woven Ww1 Postcard Of Elizabeth Queen Of The Belgians Deffrene?
75mm Field Gun: Patriotic Embroidered Ww1 Silk Postcard
Ww1 Silk Butterfly Flags Military Postcard & Dog Insert
Ww1 Silk : Patriotic British Bulldog : Embroidered Postcard
Rare Italian Expo Silk Woven Postcard German Crefeld Made 1899 Old Couple 
Ww1 Woven Silk Flames Postcard Malines 1914 Duffrene
3x Patriotic-2 Ww1 Embroidered Silk Postcards
Norfolk Regiment: Embroidered Ww1 Military Silk Postcard
3 In 1 Silk Postcards W. H. Grant Bradford Exhibition 1904 Cartwright Memorial
C1910s Silk Postcard - Grenadier Guards - Embroidered Crest
3x Greetings-1 Embroidered Ww1 Silk Postcards
Ww1 Silk Birds Nesting On Cliff Yours Ever Military Postcard 
3x Patriotic-1 Embroidered Ww1 Silk Postcards
Ww1 Middlesex Regiment Military Embroidered Silk Postcard High Grade
Ww1 Comic Postcard 1914-1918 Silk Stockings Garter - For Use Wounded Soldiers
French Silk Woven Ww1 Postcard "francaise Pour Toujours" No 1 (deffrene Type)
Unusual Bird & Butterfly: Embroidered Ww1 Greetings Silk Postcard
Postcard - Regimental Silk - Northumberland Fusiliers
Vintage Rms Ivernia Cunard Ocean Liner Postcard Silk Woven Pre-1917 Unused
Army Service Corps Embroidered Ww1 Military Silk Postcard
Santa Dressed In Gorgeous Silk Suit And Silk Hat. High Quality Embossed Postcard
God Bless You: Patriotic Embroidered Ww1 Silk Postcard
Ww1 Silk Embroidered Postcard Love From The Front France 1916
Birn Brothers Embroidered Ww1 Greetings Silk Postcard
Pc - Colorado State "belle" In Silk Outfit W/miner's Pick
1483 - Silk Woven Canadian Soldier Born In Ireland Vimy Casualty Message 1917 R!
Edith Cavell: Woven Greetings Silk Postcard
Silk Serving King & Country Happy Christmas Bs Ltd C1918
French Silk Woven Ww1 Postcard "francaise Pour Toujours" No 2 (deffrene Type)
Rare German (knuffmann, Krefeld) Silk Woven Postcard: Wartburg Posted 1900
Seymour Ct. Postcard Tingue Silk Mills And Waterman Fountain Pen Factory
3 Silk Ww1 Embroidered Military Postcards
Collection Of 12 Ww1 Silk Embroidered Postcards
Rare Italian 1899 Expo Silk Woven Postcard Alelsandro Volta - Folding Card 
Rare Italian 1899 Expo Silk Woven Postcard - The Secret (il Segreto) Postmarked 
Good French Silk Woven Ww1 Postcard Of General Foch (deffrene Card?)
Good French Silk Woven Ww1 Postcard Of Poincare (deffrene Card?) 1914 Expo Stamp
Rare Italian Silk Woven Postcard Of Pius Xii Pont.max (pope) Black & White 
Castle Scene: Woven Greetings Silk Postcard
3x Greetings-2 Embroidered Silk Postcards
Rms Campania: Hands Across The Sea: Woven Greetings Silk Postcard
Cottage Scene: Embroidered Ww1 Greetings Silk Postcard
Unusual Umbrella: Embroidered Ww1 Greetings Silk Postcard
1914 1915: Patriotic Embroidered Ww1 Silk Postcard
French Silk Woven (not Embroidered) Ww1 Postcard "souvenir" Pub Deffrene 1918 
Ww1 Silk Postcard, South Lancashire, Prince Of Wales Vols.
Rare German (kriegler, Krefeld) Silk Woven Postcard: Flower - Posted Dec 1898
Wwi Silk Postcard "merry Christmas" With Plane Church Within Wreath Great Detail
Silk Postcard Butterflies Flowers 'with Love To My Darling' 
French Silk Woven (not Embroidered) Ww1 Postcard "to My Mother In Law" 
