post·card
ˈpōs(t)-ˌkärd 
2
: a card on which a message may be written for mailing without an envelope and to which the sender must affix a stamp
: picturesque, picture-postcard
a postcard village
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 May 2024
Most notably, the saloon and pool hall on the corner (in the background of the postcard) featured an opera house and dance hall upstairs, funded in part by donations from other local merchants.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
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Noun
Named one of our favorite beach towns in North Carolina, Southport has been described as something out of a postcard.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 May 2024
Most notably, the saloon and pool hall on the corner (in the background of the postcard) featured an opera house and dance hall upstairs, funded in part by donations from other local merchants.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
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“Postcard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postcard. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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