Silly postcard shapes again
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
December 6, 2016 9:23am CST
During my recent trip to Fuengirola in Spain I took a train journey along the coast to Torremolinos. As usual I kept a look out for postcards while I was there, which were quite abundant. After selecting postcards I called in a café while I wrote them out and then dropped them into a post box.
Shortly after mailing them I chanced upon these unusual shaped examples. If only I had seen these first I could have sent them instead, whereas it necessitated sending a second batch because I could not overlook the opportunity.
Postcards can be quite elusive in many places these days, so finding novelties of this calibre always seems a great discovery.
Sadly there was a very limited variety available, which means that I had to duplicate a couple. Nevertheless I am sure that they will make a welcome addition to collections.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
6 Dec 16
Those are really unusual Postcards to sell over here. I live over the other side of Spain and they are really hard to get even the most normal ones. Glad you had a nice time too. Its a lovely place to be in.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
6 Dec 16
@Asylum
This is the North where I am you see but over the other side of Spain there are much more choices than here. To get the nearest place that sells them that is if they do I would have to go Seven miles in the Car.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
6 Dec 16
@lovinangelsinstead21 So how far North are you? Are you in the Basque region?
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
7 Dec 16
I don´t collect postcards. But your picture looks wonderful and made me want to go to Torremolinos.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
7 Dec 16
@lovinangelsinstead21 I must have been around there over 20 years ago with my husband. We rented a car and went to and fro in all Andalucía. I loved it and would love to go again. But I would have to get someone to drive. One of my grandsons is studying flamenco guitar in Sevilla, se I might ask my eldest daughter to go with me.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
7 Dec 16
Torremolinos is a wonderful place too Margi. See if you can pop over one of these days or at least see it on youtube as the Town Halls do dvds of their areas and you can see them on there too.
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Dec 16
I really love the shape of the postcard in your photo! I would buy a bunch of those if I came across them in a shop! It is a very unique shape.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
8 Dec 16
@moffittjc It would be a little clumsy as a business card because it would not fit so easily into a wallet.
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Dec 16
@Asylum About 20 years ago I received a business card that was similarly shaped. It was from a professional speaker, and she definitely came up with an intricately-designed business card that ensured she stood out from the rest!
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
7 Dec 16
Clapping hands! What a wonderful card, it looks enormous!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
7 Dec 16
@Jeanniemaries I did buy an extra one to take home as a souvenir. Being larger it will now cause you the old problem of accommodating it in your book.
If I keep finding inconvenient shapes for storage, you will soon learn to hate me.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
7 Dec 16
@Asylum It's such a nice one, its too bad you don't collect postcards yourself!
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@celticeagle (168171)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Dec 16
They must not produce them like they used to. This is a great shape if it is for Ireland. Hehe
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@Tampa_girl7 (50607)
• United States
6 Dec 16
That's a really unique postcard shape.
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@JESSY3236 (20046)
• United States
7 Dec 16
That's a neat postcard. I never seen one like that.
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