I am always on the lookout for postcards to add to my eclectic collection. When I was in Hong Kong, I had high hopes of finding something unusual but all they had were the touristy glossy ones. In Dymock’s Book Store in Stanley though I found some notecards which were reproductions of old photographs. On the front of the notecard was an old photograph and on the back was a more modern photograph. Here are 2 I bought – unfolded to show the front and the back.
Star Ferry 1930/1997
Queen’s Road Central 1929/2007
These cards were done by Catherine Art Depot and in looking up their website I find they do all sorts of interesting things. Alas, my days in Hong Kong were too short to follow up with an on-site visit or phone call to inquire about sources for old postcards and photographs. An idea for my…
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