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{{First pic|Roma postcard.jpg|A [[Rome]] postcard. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'')}}
{{First pic|Roma postcard.jpg|A [[Rome]] postcard. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'')}}
A '''postcard''' was a type of written correspondence.
A '''postcard''' was a type of written correspondence.
== History ==
[[Samantha Briggs]] discovered that [[Chameleon Tours]] gave out [[stamp]]ed postcards to its young airline passengers for them to write before they departed, which were later sent abroad and posted back to [[England]] so their families would believe they had arrived safely. She realized her missing brother, [[Brian Briggs|Brian]], wouldn't have had to be in [[Rome]] to send the postcard she received from him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'')


[[Duggan]] bought a postcard of the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' from a [[Paris]]ian gift shop. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'')
[[Duggan]] bought a postcard of the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' from a [[Paris]]ian gift shop. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'')
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The [[Timey-wimey detector]] was made up of items including a [[Blackpool]] postcard. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'')
The [[Timey-wimey detector]] was made up of items including a [[Blackpool]] postcard. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'')


While on [[Vallarasee]], [[Donna Noble]] asks the [[Tenth Doctor]] whether or not she could send [[Wilfred Mott|her grandfather]] a postcard from the [[51st century]], to which the Doctor does not know. ([[TV]]: ''[[One Mile Down (audio story)|One Mile Down]]'')
While on [[Vallarasee]], [[Donna Noble]] asked the [[Tenth Doctor]] whether or not she could send [[Wilfred Mott|her grandfather]] a postcard from the [[51st century]], to which the Doctor did not know. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[One Mile Down (audio story)|One Mile Down]]'')


[[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]] visited [[Siluria]] and sent back a postcard to [[Rory Williams|Rory]] and [[Amy Pond|Amy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]'')
[[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]] visited [[Siluria]] and sent back a postcard to [[Rory Williams|Rory]] and [[Amy Pond|Amy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]'')


Physical postcards still existed in the [[27th century]], which surprised the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Big Bang Generation (novel)|Big Bang Generation]]'')
Physical postcards still existed in the [[27th century]], which surprised the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Big Bang Generation (novel)|Big Bang Generation]]'')
[[Category:Literature from the real world]]
[[Category:Literature from the real world]]

Latest revision as of 17:44, 11 April 2023

Postcard
A Rome postcard. (TV: The Faceless Ones)

A postcard was a type of written correspondence.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Samantha Briggs discovered that Chameleon Tours gave out stamped postcards to its young airline passengers for them to write before they departed, which were later sent abroad and posted back to England so their families would believe they had arrived safely. She realized her missing brother, Brian, wouldn't have had to be in Rome to send the postcard she received from him. (TV: The Faceless Ones)

Duggan bought a postcard of the Mona Lisa from a Parisian gift shop. (TV: City of Death)

While visiting Ostend with the Sixth Doctor in 1913, Peri Brown was going to send H. G. Wells a postcard. (AUDIO: Year of the Pig)

When Midge went to Australia on holiday, he sent Ace a postcard saying how lonely he felt so far from home. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation)

Sam Jones sent her parents postcards from the planet Kursaal and one of her and the Eighth Doctor in a photobooth on Paphos. They started arriving around the Mars, 1997 mission. (PROSE: Unnatural History)

The Timey-wimey detector was made up of items including a Blackpool postcard. (TV: Blink)

While on Vallarasee, Donna Noble asked the Tenth Doctor whether or not she could send her grandfather a postcard from the 51st century, to which the Doctor did not know. (AUDIO: One Mile Down)

Brian Williams visited Siluria and sent back a postcard to Rory and Amy. (TV: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)

Physical postcards still existed in the 27th century, which surprised the Twelfth Doctor. (PROSE: Big Bang Generation)