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Postcards can be used to tell a story and nowhere is that story more prominent than with the automotive industry. Companies printed photographs of their cars in postcard format to distribute to customers (and young children) as an economical way to promote the new models. These postcards could then be mailed to family and friends and further advertise the company's product. Who wouldn't respond to this young woman enjoying her bright red Playboy Convertible.

Historical Note:
According to www.ShilohPostcards.com, "the first postal card was suggested by Dr. Emanuel Herrmann, in 1869, and was accepted by the Hungarian government in the same year. The first regularly printed card appeared in 1870, a historical card, produced in connection with the Franco-German War. The first advertising card appeared in 1872 in Great Britain. The first German card appeared in 1874. Cards showing the Eiffel Tower in 1889 & 1890 gave impetus to the postcard heyday a decade later. A Heligoland card of 1889 is considered the first multi-colored card ever printed."