Places

An Illustrated History of the Embroidered Silk Postcards is the standard reference book on embroidered silk postcards. It contains references to over 2600 different cards with over 270 illustrations. The Listings on this website list cards discovered since the book was published, plus an additional section on Greetings Cards. The new additions are shown in RED.


This section covers cards showing named places: Countries; Cities, Towns and Villages; Regions within countries; Rivers and Military Camps. It also includes Buildings and Constructions found in these places, which are usually embroidered into the design, and Exhibitions and Events that took place there. The name of the place or event is usually embroidered on the card, occasionally it is printed on the silk or on an appliquéd label.

Images of a representative selection of cards are shown beneath the listings.


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