Artifact W1-06: First World War Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
This Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) is one of a series acquired by CWM Volunteer and postal historian, Gordon McDermid featuring Matron Edith Campbell and it is interesting from a number of perspectives. RPPCs evolved around 1900 and were the result of developing a negative onto photo paper with a pre-printed postcard backing. Photo postcards were a replacement for cabinet cards and probably were limited in numbers due to production costs, until the mass production of…
