These 6 blank postcards are from my stash and are perfect for collaging. Download each, assemble as many as you want or need on a page, and print—or make digital collages. After all, mini-collages make great junk journal ephemera and are so easy to make.
The first piece in this batch was printed by Bamforth & Co., Ltd., in England. It came from a lot of postcards that were up for sale in an antique shop, at one point, hence the price in pencil. This format has a separated ‘address’ and ‘message’ area, though not labeled as such, and bears the Bamforth logo.
P-C Paris is short for Papeteries de Levallois–Clichy, which was a postcard company that produced a variety of real photo postcards during the 1920s. I’m very weak for old postcards featuring pretty ladies, so, of course have a handful of their pin-ups in my collection. Their photography is gorgeous.
Age has faded the hell out of this Souvenir Post Card, but leaves us with more than enough to appreciate—like the decorative element under the title. Most of my postcards come from the 1920s, and that line is very typical of the era’s style.
Believe it or not, Toronto had a lot of postcard-makers and printing companies, many of which you won’t find information about unless you’re able to dig in places where I can’t.
PECO, a.k.a. The Photogelatine Engraving Co., started off in Ottawa, opened a Toronto office, and then moved all operations to Toronto starting in 1947. The company closed in 1954.
If you’re interested in the history of Canadian postcard companies, I suggest perusing the site for the Toronto Postcard Club… which I desperately need to sit down and scour.
The above card was also made in Canada and shows a lot of age. This format is used on a lot of RPPCs—most of my old Canadian postcards have this backing, I think.
Our last piece today is another from PECO, this time out of their Ottawa offices. Note the maple leaf logo! That’s how you know they’re Canadian. 😉
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