I love the plain, vintage look of these pumpkin themed Halloween postcards! I am working through a huge collection of vintage Halloween ephemera and postcards, and sharing some of my favorites for you here. Use these vintage Halloween postcards in junk journals, card making and more. They’ve been scanned and digitized, then optimized for your home printer.
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Rare Halloween Postcards
These postcards are unusual and old! The postmark on one is from 1900, the other is unmarked. I have not seen these elsewhere online, so they will make a nice addition to your collection.
Heres a closer look at one of these vintage Halloween postcards:
This is the original, before any cleaning or color modification. I love the typography!
Single Color Halloween Postcards
Here’s a look at the vintage Halloween postcards after some modification. I wanted to keep the vintage look but also ensure they print well at home.
How to use these Free Vintage Halloween Postcards
Print the postcards onto heavy card stock, the one I use is shown below. It is 110 lb and prints beautifully. Keep an eye on the price, I only buy when it is around $10, it seems to fluctuate quite a bit.
Print on one side only, using your printer’s “best” settings.
How to use Vintage Halloween Postcards
Here’s a quick video of some images from vintage Halloween postcards in a project :
Age the Vintage Halloween Postcards
Add some extra vintage grunge and charm by aging the printouts. This post on making new printable s look old will help:
Notes for Free Vintage Halloween Post cards
To get a more authentic feel, use a double layer of 110 card stock.
shiny or glossy paper will not work well for these, they look best printed on matte paper
I’m sharing more vintage Halloween ephemera, the tags below will help you find it! Get the Free Files
Get the Free Halloween Postcard Files
Don’t try to save or print the images above, instead download the high resolution pdf below.
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