Quotecard Postcard #56

This should be a fun, low-pressure swap, so don't feel you have to do a lot of research unless you want to do that. I have a file in which I save quotations that I like, so I don't usually need to search for them for my Quotecards, but when I want quotes on a particular theme, I put:

[theme keywords] quote OR quotation

into a search engine. I get links to some general quotation sites but also ones which only have quotes on that theme, which often have many more than the general sites.

Some general ones:

• The Quote Garden
• Think exist
• Quotations Book
• Quotations Home Page
• Quoteland
• The Quotations Page
• The Quotations Archive
• TCPN Quotations
• WikiQuote
• goodreads

Also, here's an interesting site (well, interesting to me, anyway) ... Black Cab Quotes. A London cab driver decided to leave a clipboard in the back of the cab and invite his passengers to write down their favourite quotes. Most of them aren't attributed, so if you like one, you may need to search online for the original source.

I am also often asked about sources for nice or 'different' postcards. Museums and art galleries usually have them, and a lot of book shops and stationery stores/departments have nice ones. In the US, USPS sells books of themed post cards - a bit expensive, but they are already stamped. In the UK, Royal Mail often issues postcard sets to go with new commemorative stamp releases. Postal services in other countries may have postcards too.

There are online sources, of course:

• Amazon has books of postcards.
• Pomegranate have lots of choice, and their "blowout" packs are a great 'pot luck' deal. They can sometimes send UK packages via their UK distributor, saving some money, so UK/European swappers may want to contact them before ordering.
• postcardstop.com have a good range.
• VisionWorks is another good US online source, but I can also get some of the cards they stock from my local 'world store' here in the UK.
• Syracuse Cultural Workers has interesting cards, many of them with quotes and most of them with a 'message'.
• Zazzle has a lot of postcards too, and they have sites in other countries, including in the UK. (Check the shipping, though.)
• The Film Store has film-related postcards, of course, but other subjects too. It is a UK site but you can opt to see the prices in US dollars.
• Chronicle Books
• Dover Publications has books with 12 standard size and 24 slightly larger postcards
• Moo ReadyMade US/Canada store and European store. You can also put together a custom selection from their designs or upload your own.
• some Etsy sellers have postcards, and it is worth looking on eBay too.

If anyone has suggestions for other sources, please post them here.

Please note: some postcard collectors are not happy to receive cards which weren't bought in 'normal' stores, and when swaps specify "store-bought" Moo and Etsy postcards may not be acceptable. For this swap, though, any good quality postcards are acceptable because the quotes are the important part.

FYI for USA residents, Jan. 16 is Martin Luther King Day. No post service! But should not be a problem with the amount of send time on this swap!

Thank you for that information, SKKCreations!

I have been in quotecard off and on since about #13. Wow. What a history. I wish I had done them all! Thanks for continuing to sponsor this fun, and sometimes inspirational, swap series.

Thank you!

my first swap! im excited! lets get this mailbox jumping! lol

Welcome to SB! I hope you enjoy this swap, and swapping here in general.

I have participated in several QCPC swaps and have never been flaked on! Thanks for the fun swaps @spinjenny =D

Let me make sure I understand before I join. These postcards may be hand-decorated .. and if they are store bought, the quote may be written on them, not necessarily part of the commercial design. Yes? :^)

Yes, the idea is for you to write one (or more) of your own favourite quotes on the back of a postcard, but if you choose to make your own card and want to incorporate the quote in the design on the front instead, that's fine too. What we don't want is someone just to buy a postcard with a quote and send it. If you have a commercial postcard with a quote on it, you still need to write one of your favourie quotes on the back, and then the one printed on the front is just a nice bonus. Does that make sense?

As sign-ups have ended for this swap, I have now created the next swap in the series, Quotecard Postcard #57. I hope to see many of you in that one too.

It is now over 2 weeks since the Send deadline for this swap. I have contacted the partners of the two participants who have not yet marked Sent.

If anyone else has not received after a reasonable time, bearing in mind where your partners live, please try to contact them. If you cannot resolve it between you, please PM me, as I will not be checking these comments any more.

Hello My Dear I sent my partner this swap. I received a 1 from my partner. I was not aware my postcard never arrived to my partner. I was never contacted by my partner. Had I known this swap was missing in action I would have already mailed a new postcard. I just wrote out a new postcard. I will put it in the mail in the morning. Have a great week :)

We use a website called SendOutCards where we can create our cards with pictures and even our own handwriting - we can create a postcard with our own pictures for 62 cents US (plus postage). There are different packages to suit your needs. Best of all they even post it for you. Even more personal and professional than you would buy in a store. Pictures on both sides. You can post anywhere in the world and be a customer anywhere in the world. www.sendoutcards.com/73565