Postcard Collecting (Deltiology)
Collect postcards and the small histories printed on their backs.
~$10Cost to start
EasyDifficulty
30–60 minTime / session
Is it you?
Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 30–60 min at a time, $10 to find out whether it sticks.
SpaceTiny
The path13 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$10
- Get archival sleeves before you buy any cards
- Pick a theme narrow enough to finish
Then the quests
- Gather the postcards you already have
- Pick a theme to collect
- Date ten cards from the card itself
Same shape of evening, different thing to hold at the end. Or follow a tag sideways.
Trace borders, history, and tiny artwork across a lifetime of stamps.
Collect old maps and the vanished worlds they drew.
Vexillology$16
The study and design of flags: why they look the way they do, and how to design a great one.
Hold history in your palm and chase the coins that tell its story.