I recently inherited a box of my Grandfather’s old possessions, which alongside his WW2 service books and a Great War Memorial Plaque for my great-great-uncle, also contains a number of postcards dated from the mid-1930s. As well as being treasured heirlooms, the aged paper textures of these postcards also make fantastic design resources! Download this pack of 24 free postcard textures to create authentic vintage effects for your artwork.
My family has no idea how these postcards came into my Grandfather’s possession, but they’re all from Italy and have various compassionate messages handwritten in Italian, with dates between 1934-1937. I’ve scanned and processed them to produce a pack of high resolution textures which are perfect for creating authentic vintage designs. Choose from 12 handwritten postcards or 12 blank postcards to use as backgrounds or elements within your projects. They’re all 300dpi CMYK JPEG scans with lots of grungy textures and colouring from centuries of ageing!
Download the Free Vintage Postcard Textures 24mb
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Cheers, Chris.
Awesome resource, and kind of you to share considering how personal they are.
Thank you, Monty! I really appreciate it. :)
Thank you so much for this freebie! These type of postcards are so special and hard to come by.
No problem Carmia, I really appreciate your comment. :)
Wow! I am Italian!!
Thanks for your work available for free
Thats awesome! I’m really glad you liked the post, thank you Chris!
This really speaks to me. Sometimes it’s hard to think outside of your own life. But everyone has or is experiencing the same world as you are. You being given this gift from your grandfather to have a peek into the life he experienced is an honoring thing:).
Very nice post. I was curious, what font did you use for your opening header (“Vintage” and “Postcard” – 2 separate fonts).
Hi!
Thanks. It’s cool))
I’m happy you think so, Dave.
Thanks for sharing, Chris.
These would be hard to find on this side of the pond.
I’m delighted to help, Carl! Thanks for your comment.
Awesome! Thanks again Chris.
Thank you, Steve.
Thank you so much once again it feels like Christmas with your creative freebies. You make me a better, more creative me. Stay Awesome!
That’s awesome, cheers me up knowing how much these posts can help. Thanks, Michelle!
Thank you very much for the freebies. :)
No problem, thanks for your comment. :D
You make my life easier! :’) Thank you!
Thanks Chris,
It’s so awesome that you’d share your personal collection with us for free. God bless your Grandpa and what he did for the free world.
Thanks for sharing this !
Hi Chris,
Thank you for sharing your awesome vintage textures! Just curious, would it be possible to use these as backgrounds commercially?
thank you so much!..
and this site is just blessing for me. :)
I’m so thankful you like my posts!
Thank you so much :)
No problem. :D
thanks again!!!
It’s my pleasure, Gloria. :)
Thanks, these are really beautiful!
Thank you so much, Hieke. :)
Wow! These are awesome! Thank you sooo much Chris :)
Thanks, Michelle!
How fun to find these as well as the other treasured items from your grandfather. Thanks for deciding to share with us. Appreciated. :)
It was really fantastic being able to look through all of the possessions, thanks for your comment!
These are awesome, Chris! Thanks for sharing!
Cheers, Beth!
THANK YOU!!!!
No problem! :D
You. Are. So. Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing!
HAHA! Thanks a lot. :)
Beautiful. Thanks!
Thanks, Jen. :D
Thank you for this and all you share :)
Thank you for your comment, Jessica. It’s really appreciated. :)
Wow – what a treasure to have these and the other items from your Grandfather. Thanks so much for sharing them.
Thank you so much for the comment, Sandy. I’m glad you enjoyed the post!
Thank you so much Chris for this post, very grateful
Thank you. :)
Thank you so much for sharing with us! These postcards are simply amazing. I can’t wait to use them on a few projects :).
I hope your future projects go well! Thank you, Kimberly.
Wow, Chris, you always have such great, stuff, and I can honestly say that the membership I pay, is worth twice the amount.
thank you!
That means so much, thank you Elaine! :D
thanks so much Chris! i love vintage textures. these are indeed unique :) i have italians among my friends, gonna make something special for them :)
That sounds like a brilliant idea, thanks Eli.
Chris, THANK YOU!!!!
I am taking Sebastian’s class and this is exactly what I was looking for in one of my art pieces.
Again, your company blows me away in your “Awesomeness”!!!!!
Forever your fan
Jeanine
HAHA! Thanks, that means a lot!
The post came at a good time for you then, that’s brilliant.
These are great! Thank you so much. May I ask why you chose to convert them to CMYK? You limit the usability since most of photoshop’s filters won’t work in CMYK and the gamut in CMYK is so much more limited than RGB. Most of my work ends up in print, but conversion to CMYK is absolutley the last step in my workflow.
No reason except to cut out the step to prepare them for print. Being scans of old paper none of the colours should be out of the CMYK gamut anyway, so converting back to RGB for additional effects shouldn’t lose anything.
Thank you Chris, I always look forward to your newsletters they are inspirational.
Cheers Marg
Thanks, Marg. That’s really appreciated.
Thanks so much Chris, these textures are beautiful. I really appreciate your generosity.
Thank you, Adele. I’m glad you like them. :D
I love these, and appreciate your time and generosity so much!
Thank you so much for your comment Bonnie. :)
So generous of you to share these for free! Grazie mille!
Thank you, Rebekah. :D
I really liked the textures; will use it soon. Keep sharing more and thanks!
I’m glad you like them and hope you enjoy using them!
Very generous of you to make these available; they are so evocative and are much appreciated.
Thanks for your lovely comment, Joan.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing Chris!
No problem, Patrick.
Thanks for the shareChris, these must mean a lot to you.
I have followed your blog for many years and find it very helpful and inspirational.
Thanks
That’s awesome, thank you so much for your comment. I’m happy you like my posts and they’re useful to you! :D
I am a digital scrapbooker. These cards will be perfect for use on heritage type layouts. Thank you so much!
That’s a great idea! I’m glad you’ll have use for them.
Awesome I really like it so much effort for this freebies.
Thanks, Arnold!
Great postcards, Chris – I’ve used one as a header image for my contact page. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Chris! Just in time when running out of creativity. I used it on my blog to greet a friend on her birthday. I hope that’s okay if I had shared it publicly.