May 11th, 2008
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Postcards became popular as collectibles at the turn of the 20th Century, and are still sought after today by collectors of pop culture, photography, advertising, wartime memorabilia, local history, and many other categories (e.g. Christmas, Halloween, lodging, silk). Subject matter and condition, plus general desirability and demand determine values.
"Organized in 1985, our mission is to foster and promote postcard collecting in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area … [more]
Digital Past, a group effort by dozens of Chicago-area institutions, boasts one of the world's largest online colle… [more]
Lynne Appel's reference site contains useful information for postcard collectors such as such as a Postcard Collect… [more]
Marty Weil's wide-ranging, in-depth blog on ephemera, including lots of great interviews with ephemera collectors. … [more]
Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatres and concert halls worldwide. Showcases 3700 images of over 1810 … [more]
Great collection of American penny postcards from the early 1900s, organized by state and then county. Includes a n… [more]
This collection of over 2000 postcards provides a peek at life in and around Delaware in the early 1900s. Browse g… [more]
Malcolm Roebuck's tribute to the ornate silk picture bookmarks and postcards ('Stevengraphs') produced by Thomas St… [more]
This beautiful site features a collection of tinted postcards, woodblock prints, and early maps of Tokyo. The image… [more]
Don't let this one get away from you. This 'unbelievable' collection, from the Wisconsin Historical Society, featur… [more]
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The Gazette, UK -
By Frances Leate A COLLECTION of postcards that started off in a shoebox has now spread to half-a-dozen large chests of drawers. The 37327 postcards belong ...
Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey -
A historical study of vintage postcards by researcher Osman Köker sheds light on the daily lives of Armenians who lived in Anatolia a century ago. ...
Daily Northwestern, IL -
Over the past several years, the 43-year-old lifelong Evanston resident has amassed a collection of more than 300 vintage postcards of her hometown. ...
Wagoner Tribune, OK -
BROKEN ARROW - It will take place here May 9 and 10 when the Greater Tulsa Antique Postcard and Paper Americana Show and Sale takes place. ...
BBC News, UK -
A collector was amazed when he bought a postcard at a fair only to discover he had originally posted it to his parents almost half a century ago, in 1959. ...
Monticello Herald Journal, IN -
His newest publication, White County in Vintage Postcard, will be out in print within a few weeks, and Madden is excited to bring it to the area. ...
Lynn News, UK -
Postcard collector John Smith, from Northgate, has built up a phenomenal collection of 1600 postcards which he has been displaying at St Edmund's Church ...
thepaper24-7.com, MD -
In addition to the Gallery Photographic exhibit, Harley Sheets is sharing a small part of his enormous 15000 to 20000 Postcard Collection with the community ...
Actuphoto.com, France -
A collection of these news images is the foundation of this postcard collection that Parr began to compile thirty years ago. Further focuses are studio ...
Asbury Park Coaster, NJ -
... paintings by well-known American and European artists, vintage postcards, clothing and jewelry, and garden urns, trellis and statuary. ...
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