New services like Postagram will send a postcard with a personalized photo and message, stamp it and stick it in the mail.

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In another example of her following, Phillips held a survey in 1987 asking readers to send a postcard or note -- anonymously if they wanted -- about whether they cheated on their mates.

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Why send someone a generic postcard with a cheesy canned photo when you can break them off a 'card containing a set of your very own (but also cheesy) vacation photos?

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