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The earliest United States Postal Cards were issued by the U.S. post office in the 1870s, and the first commercial postcards sold as souvenirs were at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois in 1893. The “golden age” of postcards is generally considered to be the early 20th Century.
These period postcards come from local Carmel Valley businesses, with iconic photos or artful renderings printed on them, representing a time capsule of Carmel Valley history. They are also helpful to historians and researchers of local history in validating dates and places.