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postcard

post·card [ pṓst krd ] (plural post·cards)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. card for short message: a card used to carry a message, usually with a picture or a photograph on one side, that can be sent through the mail without an envelope.
See also  picture postcard


2. U.S. mail 
Same as  postal card (sense 1)


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