明信片谁发明的英语作文

明信片谁发明的英语作文
明信片谁发明的英语作文

明信片谁发明的英语作文
A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an envelope.Other shapes than rectangular may also be used.There are novelty exceptions,such as wood postcards,made of thin wood,and copper postcards sold in the Copper Country of the U.S.state of Michigan,and coconut "postcards" from tropical islands.
In some places,it is possible to send them for a lower fee than for a letter.Stamp collectors distinguish between postcards (which require a stamp) and postal cards (which have the postage pre-printed on them).While a postcard is usually printed by a private company,individual or organization,a postal card is issued by the relevant postal authority.
Cards with messages had been sporadically created and posted by individuals since the creation of postal services.The earliest known picture postcard was a hand-painted design on card,posted in London to the writer Theodore Hook in 1840 bearing a penny black stamp.He probably created and posted the card to himself as a practical joke on the postal service,since the image is a caricature of workers in the post office.
In the following year the first known picture postcard in which the image functioned as a souvenir was sent from Vienna.[6] The first advertising card appeared in 1872 in Great Britain and the first German card appeared in 1874.Cards showing images increased in number during the 1880s.Images of the newly built Eiffel Tower in 1889 and 1890 gave impetus to the postcard,leading to the so-called "golden age" of the picture postcard in years following the mid-1890s.Early postcards often showcased photography of nude women.These were commonly known as French postcards,due to the large number of them produced in France.