Postcards are more of a personal touch through the writings and get in touch with your near and dear ones. But none of these greeting cards gets posted without a stamp on them. However, it was Austria that introduced these cards first, but it’s not the first country to get this idea. Besides, it was that German postal official Dr Heinrich von Stephanhave who came up with such a proposal. But it was later debated and executed. However, after the introduction in Austria, within the next two years, the postcards spread across Europe. In the year 1871 Canada introduced it, and in 1873 the United States add it in their country. However, in 1875 all the 22 countries met up in Switzerland. And to decide the standard postage rate and government-issued card be exchanged between the countries in the union.