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Friday, February 25, 2011

President Abraham Lincoln - I created a set of dorincards with the 4 stamps from the 2009 series 'Lincoln 200th Anniversary of birth'. As postcard support for that, I used a multiview real postcard, two educational cards with explanatory text on the back, and a circulated ad(vertising) postcard 'commercially available' only for Sprint to send as junk mail to ITS [not IT'S] customers. Happy Postcard Friday meme!

"We interrupt this broadcast" to specify that I dedicate this blogpost, during the Presidents Day week-long unofficial celebration, to Beth Niquette, blogger extraordinnaire and all-around good person [unless she lives a double life...OMG!] , who commits a lot of resources (time, intellectual effort, etc.) for us to enjoy several blogs, including
where every Friday anybody can participate in the Happy Postcard Friday meme!

She discovered, thru genealogic research and evidence, that she is a descendant of Abraham Lincoln!!!


I took this series of 4 stamps about Lincoln:
and I decided to create non-traditional maximum cards, since I didn't have "real, commercial postcards" to create traditional maximum cards.

See other stamps with US presidents here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Presidents_on_US_postage_stamps










Read about Lincoln:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln

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Happy PFF (Postcard Friendship Friday)!
Please visit: http://thebestheartsarecrunchy.blogspot.com/ (wait until Beth posts the today's Linky tool for the meme, then make your entry, if you want to join).

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7 comments:

  1. PostcardyFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    I like your Lincoln cards. Your first maximum card is especially nice.

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  2. FunoldhagFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    What a great post about a great president. Wonderful cards, Dorin. When our kids were small, we took them to Springfield (Illinois is our home state) and I have a picture somewhere of my husband holding our little son up he could rub Lincoln's nose on the big bust of him there. Have a great weekend! Carol

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  3. Beth NiquetteFebruary 25, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    Hahahaa--you are SO funny! Actually, you made my day. It has been a rough week--so didn't get PFF up until late again. Next week things ease up a bit so I can get pff up earlier!

    I LOVED your post today--what wonderful things to see. Wow!

    Happy PFF, thank you for the smiles, and for all the work you did to put this post together!

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  4. SnapFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    Love the two cents worth!!! Happy PFF.

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  5. clavsFebruary 26, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    Nice post cards!...
    your newest follower,
    clavsupclose.blogspot.com

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  6. MuseSwingsFebruary 26, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    Your Lincoln postcards are wonderful! I especially like the first! Before Lincoln died, people could just walk in off the street and have a chat with him. Several folks did just that on his last day.

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  7. JoyFebruary 26, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Fascinating way to tell history, quite inspiring. I will also now look on advert cards as a opportunity rather than something to throw in the bin, LOL.

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