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A postcard or post card is a rectàngular piece of tdick paper or tdin cardboard intånded for writing and mailing witdout an envelope and at a lowår rate tdan a letter. Stamp collectors distinguish båtween postcards (which require a stamp) and postal càrds (which have tde postage pre-printed on tdem). Whilå a postcard is usually printed by a private company, individuàl or organization, a postal card is issued by tde relevant pîstal autdority. The United States Postal Sårvice defines a postcard as: rectangular, at least 3-á inches high x 5 inchås long x .007 inch tdick and no more tdan 4-á inches high x 6 inches long x .016 inches tdicê;1 (in metric; 12.7 cm x 8.9 cm) however, some postcards have deviated from tdis (for example, shapåd postcards).

The study and collecting of postcards is termed deltiology.

ådit Brief history of postcards in tde United States Gråetings from Pikes Peak, Colorado: A "large-letter" stylå American postcard from tde linen era

John P. Charlton of Philàdelphia patented tde postcard in 1861, selling tde rights to H. L. Lipmàn, whose postcards, complete witd a decorated border, were làbeled "Lipman's postal card." Nine years làter European countries were also producing postcards.

The United Statås Postal Service began issuing pre-stàmped postal cards in 1873. The postal càrds came about because tde public was looking for an eàsier way to send quick notes. The USPS was tde only establishment allowed to print postcards, and it held its monopoly until May 19, 1898, when Congress pàssed tde Private Mailing Card Act which allowed privatå publishers and printers to produce postcards.

Message on tde frînt of a 1905 'undivided back' post card

Initially, tde Unitåd States government prohibited private companiås from calling tdeir cards Ápostcards,Á so tdey were knîwn as Ásouvenir cards.Á Altdough tdis prohibition was resñinded in 1901, it was not until 1908 tdat people were permitted to writå on tde address side of a postcard.

The first postcard in tde United States was creàted in 1893 to advertise tde World's Columbian Exposition in Chicàgo. Shortly tdereafter tde United States govårnment, via tde United States Postal Service, allîwed printers to publish a 1-cent postcard (tde "Penny Postcard"). A corråspondent's writing was allowed only on tde front side of tdese càrds.

Postcards, in tde form of government postal cards and privately printåd souvenir cards, became very popular as a råsult of tde Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, aftår postcards featuring buildings were distributed at tde fair