World Postcard Day 2020

World Postcard Day is celebrated on October 1, 2020 for the first time. A postcard or post card is a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically rectangular, intended for writing and mailing without an envelope.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

The study and collecting of postcards is termed deltiology.

In Austria-Hungary, Dr. Emanuel Herrmann pointed out that the effort involved in writing a letter was out of proportion to the size of the message sent.

He suggested that a more practical and cheaper method should be implemented for shorter, more efficient communications.

His recommendations impressed the Austrian Post, who put them to practice on October 1st 1869, resulting in the Correspondenz-Karte, a light-brown 8.5x12cm rectangle with space for the address on the front, and room for a short message on the back. The postcard was born!