On this day, we celebrate the 155th anniversary of the marvelous communication device, the postcard. On this day in 1869, Dr. Emanuel Herrmann, an Austrian professor of economics, wrote an article describing the advantages of a single, small piece of stiff paper to convey short messages through the postal system. These early Correspondenz-Kartes were quickly adopted by the Austrian postal system, and the familiar post card was born. Since then, millions of people have bragged to friends and family about their holidays and vacations, long before such things could be done electronically. Today, of course, the postcard is not commonly used as a communication device. But postcards continue to live on in communities such as Postcrossing, where I meet interesting people from all around the world. In upcoming travel, I intend to send postcards to all my friends and family and in so doing commemorate the humble postcard, which has brought joy to many throughout its long history. Happy World Postcard Day!
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