# The Great SDMB Winter 2014 Postcard Exchange! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 20, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322 "2014-01-20T22:48:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/41 "2014-01-30T04:43:31Z")
A reminder to American Dopers - domestic postcard stamps are now 34 cents, effective Jan. 26. > [@Labtrash](#): > > CRAP > > I missed this thread! > > PM sent twenty seconds ago! > > Am I too late?? Yes, sorry. Check back with me for the next go-round, please. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/42 "2014-01-30T05:53:56Z")
Got my list! Now to find postcards. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/43 "2014-01-30T12:20:09Z")
**Elendil’s Heir** declares that the Black Gate is closed. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/44 "2014-01-30T13:11:07Z")
Who’s got two thumbs and needs to go postcard hunting over the weekend? Probably a lot of people in this thread, but also me. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/45 "2014-01-30T14:02:56Z")
My three are signed, stamped and on their merry way. > [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > **Elendil’s Heir** declares that the Black Gate is closed. 🙂 :: ka BOOM :: ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/46 "2014-01-30T14:54:13Z")
Mine hit the mails this morning, bound for the Deep South, the frozen Mid-West and far Canuckistan. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/47 "2014-01-30T18:56:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Yes, sorry. Check back with me for the next go-round, please. ☹ Understood. Subscribed to this thread now. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/48 "2014-01-30T20:52:22Z")
Cards are on their way, but as only one will stay on this continent, please be patient!😛 ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/49 "2014-01-30T21:03:01Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Who’s got two thumbs and needs to go postcard hunting over the weekend? > > Probably a lot of people in this thread, but also me. **holds up thumbs** Thanks for the postage reminder, **E’s Heir**. Now, uh – where’s a good place to buy postcards? Can’t remember seeing them outside airports in a long while … ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/50 "2014-01-30T21:18:54Z")
Look at “local” or “boutique” grocery stores. That’s where I found mine. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/51 "2014-01-30T23:04:09Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > **holds up thumbs** > > Thanks for the postage reminder, **E’s Heir**. Now, uh – where’s a good place to buy postcards? Can’t remember seeing them outside airports in a long while … You might check roadside rest stops that have maps and pamphlets on local attractions. Got a local museum? Check the gift shop. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/52 "2014-01-31T01:22:27Z")
I’m going to our local museum as well. Drug stores with postal outlets here in Canada often have them as well. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/53 "2014-01-31T04:40:28Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > You might check roadside rest stops that have maps and pamphlets on local attractions. Got a local museum? Check the gift shop. I bought mine at a store called Kansas Sampler. It has tons of Kansas related stuff, with clothing and knick-knacks from state universities as well. Plus Wizard of Oz gee-gaws. I stay away from those. When I was out of state in the military, I hated naming my home state as everyone wanted to make some lame joke about Toto or Dorothy. When we have the annual shotglass exchange it’s where I go to get glasses. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/54 "2014-01-31T06:06:28Z")
I have several tourist souvenir shops just near my office, so I can get postcards easily from them. I think the cards I bought this time are exactly the same as those I sent last time. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/55 "2014-01-31T19:15:29Z")
Mine are now written, stamped and winging their way through the postal system 🙂 Oh yeah and if anyone’s still looking for where to find them - I went down to our local tourist depot and picked mine up there - free. Also found out while I was in there that they’re going to be starting a train buff thingy this next summer - which I have GOT to get in on. Love me some trains. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/56 "2014-01-31T22:28:35Z")
> [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](#): > > Also found out while I was in there that they’re going to be starting a train buff thingy this next summer - which I have GOT to get in on. Love me some trains. 😃 If you ever have to come through Topeka, Kansas(It’s on I-70) be sure to check out our restored Great Overland Station. [http://www.greatoverlandstation.com/](http://www.greatoverlandstation.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/57 "2014-02-01T03:13:13Z")
Museum gift shops and local or state historical societies are my favorite sources. There’s also a nostalgia-Fifties toy store nearby that has all kinds of funky old postcards for sale. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/58 "2014-02-01T23:41:22Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > If you ever have to come through Topeka, Kansas(It’s on I-70) be sure to check out our restored Great Overland Station. [http://www.greatoverlandstation.com/](http://www.greatoverlandstation.com/) Ooooh, thankyooverymuch! 😃 I’ll check that link out, not sure if I’d ever get to Kansas though but I’ll keep it in mind! ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/59 "2014-02-02T04:10:55Z")
I got two of my postcards! Anaamika and Elendil’s Heir have been sharp and on the ball - and I have not yet been either sharp or on the ball. I’m dropping mine in the box tomorrow probably 🙂 The postcards are awesome - a beautiful ship and a cool pic of a droplet just as it hits- thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322/60 "2014-02-02T19:21:24Z")
Just got **Anaamika** ’s postcard, showing a suitably monumental state office building in Albany, N.Y., yesterday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-winter-2014-postcard-exchange/679322.md?page=4)