Ask MetaFilter posts tagged with Postcards

How to print double side postcards, multiple pages per sheet, while mail merging?

peripatew — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:02:23 -0800

When mail merging with a postcard template in Publisher 2007, and printing multiple postcards per page (4), how do I get four different records on one page, rather than a page full of the same record? I created a post card using one of the blank postcard templates. I use the mail merge option and insert an address block. When I go to print I have the option for multiple copies per page. But, this just makes multiple copies of one record per sheet. I'd like to print off a large number of postcards, doing four per 8.5"x11" sheet.

When printing I have two different options, print multiple copies and multiple pages. Printing multiple pages would work, except that I'm working with a two sided postcard. Doing 4 pages per sheet puts two front side and two back sides on the front of one sheet.

I could have two separate publisher files, one printing the front side w/ the mail merge, and one with the back side. But I'd rather not if there is a way around this.

Any help is appreciated.

Artsy like Moo, but more American?

Leon-arto — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:12:51 -0800

I'm looking for a source of "artsy" modern postcards, preferably via web. Graffiti-styled, abstract, you name it. It just has to be visually interesting and around $1 per card. I've tried Moo.com and they have lots of interesting stuff, but their international shipping rates (they're in London, I'm in the US) are brutal. And Esty is neat, but their interface makes it really hard to find the gems buried among the not-so-gems. Any ideas for things that look like Moo but are a little more US-based (or at least US-friendly)?

I'd also like to respect original artists as much as possible and patronize sites that actually license their artwork from the artists. Much obliged.

Wish you were here, love from 1924

randomination — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:31:46 -0800

Where can I buy books of historic postcards of Toronto and/or Canada? I need to get about 50 assorted blank postcards showing historical scenes or views of Canada, preferably of Toronto. They'll need to be detachable from the book and function as postcards -- so not pictures of postcards.

I've got three-quarters of one whole day in downtown Toronto tomorrow and I'm wondering if anybody knows of anywhere in town I can pick these up.

This is the kind of thing I'm looking for (but that's London). I've not had much luck on Amazon, I'm afraid.

Any thoughts? Do the Toronto city archives have a bookstore?

TIA

How can I send picture postcards of a city without being in it?

defenestratedego — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:30:15 -0800

I was in Milan and Zürich for the last two weeks and I had promised to bring back/mail postcards to certain close friends and family. Sadly, I misplaced my package of postcards and didn't get a chance to buy any more. Is there any way to buy scenic picture postcards online or are there any shops that sell such postcards? I live in New York if that helps. Thanks for the anticipated help.

Postcard in Translation

Dalton — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:19:04 -0800

OldPostcardFilter: Help me translate an old postcard purchased in Muggia, Italy. Knowing that I like old sent postcards, my girlfriend bought this one for me in Muggia, Italy, at an outdoor market. I think it's in Italian, but I'm not sure.

It's postmarked January 29, 1971 and signed simply "Stanko". On the front of the postcard is a picture of the Grand Canal in Trieste. Although I'm sure it's something relatively banal, I'm curious to know what Stanko actually wrote to Adrijena(?).

How flexible are the USPS's postcard size guidelines?

sandor — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:45:05 -0800

How flexible are the Postal Service's postcard size guidelines? We just finished up our wedding invitations, and we only now noticed that the response postcards are a half-inch shorter than the minimum. (The USPS says postcards have to be 5 inches wide and 3.5 inches tall minimum. Ours are 4.5 x 4.) We'd rather not have to reprint everything. A little research has yielded even more confusion, as some people (one post office clerk, the guy on the other end of 800.ASK.USPS, and usps.gov) say it's not mailable, while others (three other post office clerks) say no problem, it'll still work with standard postcard postage ($.24).

This is really a three-parter: a) Will this postcard get mailed with $.24 in postage? b) If not, will it get mailed with first-class postage ($.39)? c) If not, what will happen to it?

How much would it cost to send a postcard to every household in the United States?

yeoz — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 06:38:29 -0800

How much would it cost to send a postcard to every household in the United States? How much would it cost to get the mailing lists in the first place? How much would it cost to send the postcards? (After, hopefully, a substantial bulk-rate discount?) Would it make a difference if the message on the postcard was a political one?

Bonus Points: How would I go about actually doing this?

help track down a prose poem

dlugoczaj — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:07:30 -0800

My husband is looking for a prose poem about postcards used to create a religion. He read this poem on a handout in a college class (American lit in general or American poetry) in the early 1990s, and would like to read it during a religious service if he can find a copy. He said it was by a published poet, not a friend of the professor or whatever, so I'm hoping it's possible to track it down among the well-read.

The details he could give me were: a) short piece, about 1 paragraph; b) "wish you were here" was definitely in it; c) the religion that was created by the people reading the messages on these postcards broke down at the end of the poem, with the people left vaguely confused.

Does this sound at all familiar to anyone? I'm thinking it could be something by Russell Edson or James Tate (sounds like the kind of thing they might do) but don't currently have any of their books on my shelves. If you have the text and don't want to reprint it for copyright reasons, you can just tell me the author/collection and I'll track it down from there.

Question number 12355

cedar — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 06:24:37 -0800

Tracking down copyright owners... [more inside]

Question number 10908

Dreama — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:24:32 -0800

Do you have any collections? [+]

Question number 10209

iconomy — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:47:22 -0800

Postcards without photographs by Ansel Adams or Anne Geddes on them: do they really exist, or is it just a crazy dream? -->

Question number 7636

ascullion — Tue, 01 Jun 2004 08:59:55 -0800

Does anyone know of a USA-based alternative to this website