Its time to see the collection of memories in an exhibition where you get to see 200 plus postcards from more than 50 countries which is organised on Gatwick Airport this weekend starting from 9th June 2017 with help of twitter sponsoring this wonderful event. So buckle up and get ready to see those exciting memories from back of 1940s till present with 50 countries taking initiative on the success of this fascinating event. All you need to do is reach the venue at Gatwick Airport .
Certainly, you have heard about the ‘Postcard from the Past’ , one of the most nourishing concept of twitter where people post there most loving memories of past in the form of postcards to relive the moment of joy again while others also give reaction by reply , Retweet or like the post . This concept has become so famous that the most addictively British Twitter feed ever has become a book whose Author is ‘Tom Jackson’. This book is full of humour with beautiful postcards and message as a snippet of the memories relate to each one of these postcards becomes a poem, a short story, a reflection of lost England, a work of art’ and his eye for the chosen sentence, the perfect phrase, is miraculous.
Earlier in 1840s postcards was very common and used to send the message as it was less costly than a letter infact the oldest picture postcard was a hand painted design on the card which was posted in Fulham in London by the writer named Theodore Hook to himself with black penny stamp imprinted on it. That was a practical joke on the postal service since the image was a cartoon sketch of the workers in the post office. For the record this postcard was sold in for £31,750.
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see the old times in London postcard gallery collection all the way at your doorstep nearest to budget accommodation in London providing you with the pleasure time you will never going to find while staying at the central London reachable to all the famous destinations waiting for you. It will cost you no money just go and watch the show. Click below for more info on this….
https://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/postcard-from-the-past#tab_panel_2
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