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A Maximum Card, also called a MaxiCard, or Maxicard, is a specialized postcard that has three elements%u2014the postcard itself, a stamp, and a postmark. Both its stamp and postmark are on the picture side of the card. If the stamp, the cancellation, and the postcard%u2019s image are all related to each other, they are said to be in maximum concordance, hence the name Maximum Card. The collecting and study of Maximum Cards is called Maximaphily. It was recognized as one of eleven official branches of philately in 1978 by the F%u00e9d%u00e9ration Internationale de Philat%u00e9lie, which holds a biennial conference on the subject. Prior to their authorization, such cards were typically created by tourists. As such, they were considered by many as mere novelties. In the U.S., the Maximum Card Study Unit (MACSU) is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation, collection, exchange, enjoyment, display, and study of Maximum Cards.Today, the postal services in some countries issue official Maximum Cards, but the United States does not. Consequently, in this country they tend to be created by collectors. If mailed within the U.S., they require an additional stamp on their backside. This is because both a card%u2019s address and postage must be on the same side.Technically, if a card was made specifically for the stamp, it is called a Presentation Card, but they are all generally referred to as Maximum Cards, as is done in this album.The Cards in this section all feature an image from, or related to, Vincennes, Indiana. In addition, on their face, they have an Indiana Territory Sesquicentennial stamp which is cancelled on July 4, 1950, its first day of issue. l