How Picture Postcards Saved the U.S. Postal Department

Let’s look at rural postal delivery at the turn of the 20th century, rural mail customers and the carriers who brought them the mail. The popularity of picture postcards and the advent of rural delivery changed life for millions of people. This program will show us many rare real photo postcards.
Dawn Hamman, president of the American Topical Association, is an avid collector of the early postcards of America, and has created numerous competitive exhibits.

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Excellent presentation! I am sharing it with a retired postmaster in Texas. You refer to the place for the stamp as "AZO(?)" Please explain and correct my spelling. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm.

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I'm glad you enjoyed the program! AZO is the type of paper often used to print the real photo postcards. It was made by Kodak. You can identify the paper from the stamp box on the postcard, if it is visible.

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