Printed Advertising Postcards

Originally, postcards are decorated only by hand-drawn cartoons, pictures and arts that represent a certain area's symbol, landmark or even a family's trademark estate. These were rare and expensive and were known back then as court cards, mostly because they belong to the court of rich families and are sent only amongst rich families. The sizes of postcards were specified and so was the thickness, mostly to enable the postal services to deliver them effectively as letters. But as technology advanced and printing services became available, print postcards changed their looks entirely.

With pictures ranging from scenic nature views to exotic colors and cultures and shapes of all kinds, sometimes with additional musical gadgets added on, postcards have now changed entirely from what it was originally intended for. Collectors have even start to collect rare postcards which are available through auctions and costs as much as $50,000. And of course, as is for most printed materials meant for the public, postcards are also a useful source for advertisement and business. Printed advertisement postcards are found in the form of collectibles in where major companies such as Coca Cola and McDonald printing their advertisement on top and distributing them out. Resorts and major tourism boards also make use of bulk printings of postcards to really advertise their tourism location to tourists from around the world via post.

Many major companies are also into producing postcards for local hotels, motels, inns, travel boards and flight companies to advertise for them. With that, postcards have now even become a symbol of advertisement in some countries and are sought after as collectibles by enthusiasts. With the addition of small gadgets such as a music box and lights, post cards have also become more attractive and interesting to deliver. To date, an approximate of 10 million postcards a year are estimated to fly worldwide, showing the great amount of postcards available throughout the world and the demand for the production and printing of postcards. Whatever the reason is in behind sending postcards, postcards are still a delight to receive, bringing warm greetings from loved ones and conveying messages of love and happiness around the world.