Last Summer, I did a summer course about the local history of my city and how to impart this knowledge to others. One of the key things I learned from this course was to Look Up!!!!! Most of the time, when most of us negotiate our city and towns we are hell bent on getting to the nearest Penney's or New Look or Topshop, or whatever you're having yourself!!! And in our hurry we miss lots of the things that make our cities unique.
However, this particular week, this new blogger, opened her eyes to one of the hidden treasures of her city that as it transpires has been there for 16 years.
Raven Stamps, Ireland.
Let me explain the significance.
One of my long time hobbies has been gathering postcards. It started as a child when my Granny gave me her collection of postcards which she had collected over the years.... What made these cards special was the fact that these cards all had messages on the back of them, many of them dated. The inner historical nerd in me loved being transported back 2, 5, 10 years to a moment in time when my uncle was experiencing the first tastes of life in Australia as an emigrant or the feelings of a long time pilgrim as she soaked up more spirituality in Lourdes.
In August 2010 I went to a military re-enactment show....where I met memorabila collectors. Suddenly I was propelled into the world of the realllll collectors. And became the proud owner of my oldest postcards yet, as far back as 1902.
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| These are 2 of the postcards I picked up last Summer. Look at the dates and see if you can read what these writers have to say for themselves!!! Really intriguing. |
This brings me back to Raven Stamps. For 4 years I trudged the road to college past this shop. Not alone did I not realise that this was a cavern of stamps and coins, they also held an Aladdin's cave of postcards (well... a few boxes anyway). I am so excited......
This could be dangerous but I am so glad I looked up!!!!!!!!
