Mark's Postcard Chat

Mark's Postcard Chat is a long-running personal postcard blog by Mark Routh, a UK collector with 45+ years in the hobby and a longtime contributor to Picture Postcard Monthly. The site presents an eclectic collection spanning modern postcards from the 1960s through the present, cards over 100 years old, topographical and thematic material, and philatelic items including postcards with special hand stamps, cachets, and stamps.

The blog has been continuously updated since 2016 and is organized as a chronological diary of new acquisitions and places visited, both in the UK and abroad. Florida is a favourite holiday destination, which has produced a substantial Disney-themed collecting thread.

Site Highlights:

• Continuous blog archive from 2016 through the present, organized by year and month

• Themed display galleries including Zeppelin Mail, Falklands War Philatelic Display, the George Overton ("FAGA") Autographed Postcard Collection, Route 66, Berlin postcards, the Berlin TV Tower, the Tank Museum at Bovington, the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, and the Apollo Moon Landing story

• Disney-focused sections covering Dufex Disney cards, the Disney Wonderground Gallery, and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

• "By Night" postcard galleries, Pylones Citymania cards, and a "Censored" section (including a bull-fighting subsection)

• A multi-part book listing covering postcard reference works

• A photo gallery and miscellaneous items section