1777 – 13 Stars, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island. 1795 – 15 Stars, Vermont, Kentucky. 1818 – 20 Stars, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi. 1819 – 21 Stars, Illinois. 1820 – 23 Stars, Alabama, Maine. 1822 – 24 Stars, Missouri. 1836 – 25 Stars, Arkansas. 1837 […]

By Robert Reed  Displays of patriotism abounded in the United States long before the most timely arrival of holiday postcards on the American scene early in the 20th century. Yet the robust stars and stripes and all those related images just never looked better than they did in print on illustrated postcards.  Within ten years of the ‘new’ century citizens […]