postal card

American

noun

a card sold by the post office with a stamp already printed on it.
postcard.

postal card British

noun

another term for postcard

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Etymology

Origin of postal card

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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Postal card from W. H. Yates, in relation to the Mercator Projection.

From International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884. Protocols of the Proceedings by Various

Postal card or post card would be better.

From Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking by Bechtel, John Hendricks

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