About Us
Post Mark Press was founded in 2001 by Kathy Alpert, as a greeting card manufacturer and wholesaler. Today, the company creates sparkling designs for other companies. Post Mark's specialty is combining retro images with contemporary humor.
Her popular "Retro Mama" wall calendar and engagement calendar are published by Sellers Publishing. Kathy’s crafting book/CD combo, "Memories of a Lifetime: Animals", is published by Sterling/Chapelle. Note cards with Postmark's retro designs are now on sale at Target.
Kathy Alpert works with materials drawn from her extensive collection of vintage art, which she has been accumulating since the 1970s. Today, her archive includes more than 15,000 vintage postcards, as well as magazines; sheet music cover art; and other ephemera.
Kathy's company Postmark Press is based in Watertown, Massachusetts
News
Retro Designs Now Available at Marshalls and T.J. Maxx
PostMark Press and Masterpiece Studios present a new line of stationery products with cool retro designs. Colorful purse pads, shopping lists and more, are now available at Marshalls and T.J. Maxx stores.
PostMark Press Wins 2008 Louie Award
Kathy Alpert of PostMark Press received a LOUIE Award at the 21st Annual International Greeting Card Awards ceremony on May 18, 2009. 
The industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards, the LOUIE Awards were presented during the National Stationery Show at CAPITALE in New York City. The awards are named after the German lithographer, Louis Prang, who is credited with introducing color lithography to the U.S. card industry in 1861. PostMark won in the category "Everyday Assorted - Boxed/Catalogue (above $7.50)" with a set of cards created for Leanin' Tree, Inc.
SURTEX 2009
The PostMark Press booth featured a snazzy new design at this year's SURTEX show, held in May in New York City. Jennifer Robbins of LittleChair Studios created the eye-catching exhibit. PostMark's 4th SURTEX show was, as always, a great experience. We reconnected with old friends and met others from around the world.
Kathy Alpert on Martha Stewart
PostMark's Kathy Alpert was a guest on a special Valentine's Day 2005 edition of the Martha Stewart television program. Kathy shared a variety of vintage Valentine postcards from her collection. Ms. Stewart was intrigued by the handwritten postcard messages. 
After the show, she gave Kathy a postcard of her home in Maine. The postcard was adapted from an early 20th century linen postcard that showcased the summer residence of Edsel Ford.
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