postcard
Americannoun
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Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
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One postcard dated in 1967 included an apology that the author had "started to write in pencil but Tony pinched my pen".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The postcards were printed at Hastings-based Judges, which is the UK's last surviving postcard business.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The code can be found on your mailed sample ballot and vote center postcard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
The agency also plans to boost the price to send a domestic postcard 6.6% to 65 cents, up from 61 cents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
He knew his was better than the palm tree postcard.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
They later became popular with holidaymakers after designs changed and pictorial postcards were introduced.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
But he added there had been a "striking evolution" where postcards had become "more of a collector's item, transforming into a mini art form".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Other postage-price increases that will take effect Sunday include the cost of mailing domestic postcards, rising to 65 cents from 61 cents, and the price of sending international postcards, rising to $1.75 from $1.70.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
In Los Angeles, a woman ordered postcards celebrating her Jewish heritage from a Staples franchise; when she arrived, an employee told her he couldn’t print the postcards owing to their “racist” content.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Nobody is here to spot the evidence, so I place both postcards on the table in front of us.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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