The production of postcards was introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an easy and quick way for people to convey messages, they became extremely popular.
In 1865, an "Open post-sheet" made of stiff paper was first proposed by Prussian postal official, Dr. Heinrich von Stephan. He suggested that one side would be saved for a recipient location, and the other for a concise message. His proposition was denied of being excessively extremist and authorities didn't completely accept that anybody would enthusiastically surrender their privacy.
In October 1869, the post office station of Austria-Hungary acknowledged a similar proposition without pictures, and 3 million cards were sent inside the initial 3 months. With the flare-up of the Franco-Prussian War in July 1870, the public authority of the North German Confederation chose to accept the exhortation of Austrian Dr. Emanuel Herrmann and gave postal for warriors to reasonably send home from the war ground.
Golden Period for Postcards
The time of 1900 to 1915 is supposed to be the brilliant period of postcards ever. Up to 12 times each day in enormous urban communities postcards were proficiently and successfully the instant message of their time were conveyed and gotten. It was considered modest and more helpful to send postcards.
The earliest known printed picture postcard was made in France in 1870 with a picture on one side. The cards had a lithographed design imprinted on them containing meaningful pictures of heaps of combat hardware on one or the other side with the engraving "Battle of 1870".
