City Hall Minneapolis Minnesota
Beautiful Lithographic Depiction of Midwest City Building
When you are postcrossing with collectors around the world, sometimes you only get one chance to make a nice impression with your postcard. So you want that card you send to be nicely printed on sturdy paper. Check the paper types before you order whether you order at Zazzle or anywhere else. Today I am seeing on Zazzle, that the glossy version comes in 110 pound weight paper, while the matte comes in 120 pound weight and is printed on a thicker cardstock. Of course sometimes you just want that glossy look on a postal card. But I would probably go with the matte version in many cases.
As far as the illustration on a greeting card or postcard goes, you want the card to "read" well with a good contrast and a high level of detail, such as what we see here. This lovely 19th Century illustration of the edifice of the imposing city hall building in Minneapolis is presented on this postcard in exquisite black and white detail, or actually black and sepia tones. Farmers Union, Post Office, Tribune Bindery, Tribune Jobrooms, all easily visible on this nicely presented card. Alfred Theodor Andreas who worked in the latter part of the 1800s created this amazing lithograph depiction of a well known midwest landmark. Vintage urban midwest at its finest.
You can proudly share this high quality Minneapolis postcard with a postcard pal.
If Zazzle should send me a penny or two when someone buys something I have carefully chosen to display on this blog, the price stays the same. The card costs nothing extra. For the reader, my quest to find and post some nice cards you might want adds nothing to the cost.
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