Postcards from the Moon

I'm fully committed to collecting post cards now. I wavered on that a lot over the last few years, but there's no question now.

When we were on the trip to Ohio, I bought post cards whenever I had the opportunity...some of them, I didn't even have to buy, because they were free. Yes, free. Can't beat adding to your collection for nothing!

The biggest source of the post cards was the Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio, which charged for the new cards, but the old ones were free!

I had to pay for all of those...but I think they were all 50 cents each. It's nice to be able to build a collection without going broke!

These two are huge...and they are old. Like most post cards, they are not dated, but based on paper quality and overall "feel" I suspect the top card is from the 1980s and the bottom the 1970s. I also suspect they may have had more than one printing. They are the size of two standard post cards together.

All the scalloped post cards were also free, and I suspect were made in the 1970s...or possibly late 1969. They refer to Nixon as the president, not former president, which lends credence to my theory.  Interestingly, the large card and the scalloped card showing Buzz Aldrin with the flag have the same caption on the back, which specifically mentions the wire placed in the flag to make it appear to be blowing.

Although not a post card, I also got this cool patch. I generally don't collect patches, but I couldn't leave without this one. I'm always afraid that the heat will activate the adhesive and it'll damage anything I leave it on or near...right now it's sitting on a stack of cards while I try and figure out where I'm going to put it permanently.

I've long been a fan of space exploration- I think it comes from Star Wars, honestly- so I'm thrilled to add all of these cards, and I think, for only 2 dollars total. I consider the space program and moon landing to be the greatest human achievement...at least so far. If you're one of those crazy people who think it was a hoax...don't comment. I will permanently lose respect for you...and I won't send you any more cards if you're somebody on my "card list".

I should plug my trip to the museum photo album, over 800 photos, again. Go here to see all 800 photos, ranging from a moon rock to a space toilet and everything in between.

Come back next time to see some more terrestrial post card additions. And don't forget to check my last post from yesterday for a contest announcement!