Starfish on a Postcard
Having such an iconic shape, sea stars make lovely postcards, be they realistic, funny, antique, or hand-drawn. In searching for good examples for this blog post, I even found a Starfish Independence Day Card to share with you, among several awesome vintage or vintage-inspired cards. Pick up a few starfish postcards. They are particularly great for penpals and postcrossing in the summertime.
Say Happy Summer with a Starfish Postcard
On this summery blue postcard full of fish and ocean waves, you can send your own message. Click through and you will find a personalize button. With that, you can type in your own greeting.
Underwater Bliss
Do you just wish you were underwater looking at the splendor of the warm Caribbean seas? You can order this one and hang it on your fridge as a reminder to plan your next island vacation.
Upload your own photo to this pretty starfish postcard
The starfish, sea urchins and glittering seashells are beautiful as they perfectly frame this postcard. The orange and teal aqua beach theme postcard offers a replaceable template for a photo of your own family. Personalize your correspondence with this lovely elegant sea-themed card. It's a simple matter to pop in your own family picture, or a special photo of of your baby or grandbaby. Order a few and send them to friends and relatives at the holidays.
Scientific Starfish Cross-Section Postcard
This informative and educational starfish postcard was hand-colored with watercolor in modern times. The bones of this starfish postcard are taken from a vintage mid-1920s scientific diagram of a cross-section of one arm of a starfish. There is so much detail about starfish particulars, from the vesicles and the liver, to the snapping claws to the tube feet. Fascinating!
The Grouchy Starfish Smirk
Postcrossers often ask that the sender choose a funny card. Here is one that will satisfy the wishes of the postcard collector who wants something amusing and something colorful from the ocean.
A Steampunk Starfish Postcard
Unusual black and white beach theme on this postcard places a starfish seashell ensemble in a birdcage for a cool look. What can you call this? Gothic? Grunge? Modern Vintage? The designer thought it was reminiscent of the french botanical tradition. It's all overlaid on a dictionary page, for that literary touch so often found in french vintage postcards.
Sea Star Photo Postcard
Diving back down to the real world of the undersea, we find this hyper realistic photo of Pisaster Ochraceus & Ochre Sea Star. Wikipedia gives us the deets on this keystone species. Pisaster ochraceus is generally known as the purple sea star, ochre sea star, or ochre starfish. It's a common starfish found among the waters of the Pacific Ocean and an important indicator for the health of the intertidal zone.
Other Sea Creatures on a Postcard
I have not had a chance to identify the ocean organisms on this lovely antique historical card which may be based on scientific illustrations from 1900 or so. The designer calls them Ascidiae, which would include the sessile sea squirts. Some of these look more like Faberge eggs. Nature has so much beauty to offer us.
Fourth of July Starfish
It's nearly Independence Day in the US as I write this blog post, so I will close with wishing you a happy celebration with the Red White and Blue. The adorable yellow starfish holds an American flag and looks up a towering fish dressed like Uncle Sam. Cute!
Whether you are sending starfish postcards, or planning a mini fish art gallery for your wall, happy postcrossing, happy postcard collecting, and I hope you are off to a great summer!
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 in which you might be interested, adds no cost.
