*warning long rambling post imminent*
Im into family history /geneology in a big way. Funeral cards are actually really difficult to come by as people at funerals are usually to out of it, understandably, to think to keep the cards.
My hubby used to work in a paper recycling plant, and would receive boxes of possessions from deceased estates - old war records, depression era food coupons, etc. All sorts of things that tell the history of both the deceased individual and the times he/she lived in. Some families throw this away.
I have even heard of one family throwing Nanas family photo album into the coffin with her as her will expressely forbade the family to sell or give away her photos.
If these people had of given away or sold these items then some of the items at least might still be kept.
I feel the same way about Joe Strummers funeral card. Its a little piece of history that someone needs to keep. If the owner didnt want to keep it, he/she could have thrown it in the bin the way so many many people do.
Yes, he/she made a profit but Im just glad its still around.
The past is thrown out to often I feel
/melancholy bit