November 23, 2008
In 1843 in Britain a wealthy man, Sir Henry Cole, had so many greetings to send he couldn't hand write them all. So he had a card made showing charity to the poor, and the Christmas card was born. Subsequent cards have featured everything from nativity scenes to families around the Christmas tree. Early cards were lithographed and often adorned with silk, lace and satin.
The most sought after vintage Christmas postcards are those featuring Santa Claus dressed in a color other than red – such as purple, green, yellow or orange.
Ever wonder about that box of vintage Christmas decorations in the attic? From wooden nutcrackers to glass Ch… [more]
I worked for 35 years as a reference librarian with the Madison Public Library and I got interested in Madiso… [more]
Andreas Praefcke (Ravensburg, Germany) collects postcards of old and new theatre buildings worldwide. His com… [more]
The following is a history of these wondrous little artifacts called cardboard Christmas village houses -… [more]
"Organized in 1985, our mission is to foster and promote postcard collecting in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area … [more]
This collection of over 2000 postcards provides a peek at life in and around Delaware in the early 1900s. Browse g… [more]
Theodore H. Althof, Jr's beautiful collection of vintage dimestore cardboard Christmas 'putz' village houses. Start… [more]
Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatres and concert halls worldwide. Showcases 3700 images of over 1810 … [more]
George Nelson's incredibly detailed chronicle of vintage Christmas tree lighting. Browsable by decade and special t… [more]
Digital Past, a group effort by dozens of Chicago-area institutions, boasts one of the world's largest online colle… [more]
This simple site showcases over 500 artistic Gablonz glass bead antique and vintage Christmas tree ornaments, made … [more]
Malcolm Roebuck's tribute to the ornate silk picture bookmarks and postcards ('Stevengraphs') produced by Thomas St… [more]
Dedicated to vintage paper mache nativity composition figures and displays, this site offers a history of nativity … [more]
This site showcases over 1000 old Soviet Christmas and New Years cards from 1950 to 1990. Browse through page after… [more]
Don't let this one get away from you. This 'unbelievable' collection, from the Wisconsin Historical Society, featur… [more]
Great collection of American penny postcards from the early 1900s, organized by state and then county. Includes a n… [more]
This beautiful site features a collection of tinted postcards, woodblock prints, and early maps of Tokyo. The image… [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]
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Postcard Merry Christmas Hawaii Ward Bond 1911$105.50 Ends in 4 hours 4 bids
4-postcard Installment Set.p/huld."christmas Tree"$82.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Big Lot Of 40 Antique Santa Claus Christmas Postcards!$82.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids
Rppc Photo Capitola Little League Baseball Santa Cruz $76.50 Ends in 14 hours 6 bids
Huge 346 Postcard Lot Santa Christmas Patriotic Rppc$73.88 Ends in 8 hours 5 bids
Hold To The Light Htl Purple Santa Tree 1901 Must See!!$67.66 Ends in 7 hours 9 bids
Santa Ana Church Puerto Rico 1900s-20s Rppc Real Photo$51.36 Ends Tuesday 3 bids
Rare Santa Claus Golliwog+teddy Bear Foldout Postcard$38.00 Ends in 10 hours 9 bids
Green Santa Takes Break Drinking Grog 1936 Rare!!!$34.33 Ends in 7 hours 5 bids
104 Vintage Holiday Postcards - Halloween, Christmas $31.00 Ends Monday 5 bids
Rare Green Santa Children Gold Emb C1907 Must See!!$30.55 Ends in 7 hours 4 bids
Old 1908 Christmas Hold To Light Postcard - Angel Scene$29.50 Ends in 23 mins 7 bids
Htl Hold To Light Christmas Tree Angel Toys Postcard$29.12 Ends Monday 5 bids
Blur Robe Santa Claus Christmas Embossed 1910s Postcard$24.95 Ends Thursday 1 bid
10 Postcards Christmas Children 1911 Tucks Germany$24.40 Ends in 3 hours 3 bids
4 Postcards Christmas Boys Series 1045 Clapsaddle 1913$22.49 Ends in 3 hours 4 bids
Rare Santa Schmucker Lady C1910 L@@k!!!$21.50 Ends in 7 hours 2 bids
35 Early 1900s Christmas & Santa Postcards$20.61 Ends in 11 hours 8 bids
Cute Kittens Or Cats On Old Christmas Postcard$20.60 Ends in 12 hours 10 bids
Christmas Postcard Submarine Uss Snapper Wwii Usnavy $20.50 Ends Wednesday 7 bids
Vintage Postcard Keyser Wv Greeting Christmas Santa$19.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
1959 Christmas Card From Jack & Isabel Haynes, Ynp$19.95 Ends Monday 1 bid
Blue Santa Carrying Tree Christmas Printed Postcard$19.39 Ends in 13 hours 5 bids
Vintage Christmas Postcards Lot Of 13 6 Santas$18.50 Ends Tuesday 7 bids
Postcard Lot (18) Angels Christmas Silk/tuck/clapsadle$17.50 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Lane County Christmas Healy Kansas 1909 Real Photo$16.87 Ends in 10 hours 2 bids
Green Santa With Red Cap Christmas Printed Postcard$16.00 Ends in 13 hours 3 bids
Fred Harvey Hotel La Fonda Old Santa Fe Nm Brochure Pc $16.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids
Sweet Victorian Christmas Girl Brundage Postcard-t206$15.50 Ends Monday 5 bids
Antique Postcards, Christmas, Authors, 4-diff., 1910$15.00 Ends in 3 hours 1 bid
1566: Samhongsa Ho Santa Fe Open Air Seats Caboose:$15.00 Ends in 11 hours 1 bid
Rose O'neill Kewpie Christmas Postcard - 1918 - No Res.$15.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Hold To Light Htl Transparency Santa Christmas Postcard$15.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Pei Christmas Pc Prince Edward Island Canada Macphail$14.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Santa Claus Christmas Teddy Bear Golliwog 1910 Postcard$14.80 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
Mabel Lucie Attwell Old Postcard Santa Claus Baby A4667$14.80 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Nat Goodwin Cafe Santa Monica California Printed Pc$13.50 Ends in 13 hours 2 bids
Vintage Tuck's Christmas Postcard Santa, Car & Angels$13.50 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
Large Lot Santa Claus Postcards All Santa All The Time$13.19 Ends in 9 hours 3 bids
Christmas Post Cards Antique 1900-1920's Lot 180 Nr $12.50 Ends Thursday 7 bids
H1130 Happy Christmas Presents Girl Photo Postcard$12.00 Ends in 2 hours 1 bid
R Tuck Frances Brundage Christmas Postcard Girl W/ Doll$12.00 Ends Monday 6 bids
Santa Claus Father Christmas Tree & Wreath Old Postcard$11.84 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
Santa Claus Father Christmas - Happy Xmas 1906 Postcard$11.84 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
Santa Claus Father Christmas & Vintage Car Old Postcard$11.84 Ends in 6 hours 2 bids
Father Christmas Baby Write To Santa Claus Old Postcard$11.84 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
Santa Claus Father Christmas Toy Xmas Tree Old Postcard$11.84 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
Santa Claus & Antique Telephone 1910 Postcard Christmas$11.84 Ends Monday 1 bid
Bonzo Style Dog Lighting Candles On Christmas Tree$11.50 Ends in 5 hours 2 bids
Geo Lorenz Hold-to-light Christmas P-card,snowy Village$11.50 Ends Tuesday 7 bids
Unique Brown Santa & Family Deers C1899 Extremely Old!!$11.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids
Santa Claus Father Christmas Sleigh & Doll Old Postcard$11.13 Ends in 6 hours 3 bids
Christmas Greetings - 49 Old, Old Postcards - Wonderful$11.01 Ends in 6 hours 2 bids
Green Santa In Blue Cap Christmas Printed Postcard$11.01 Ends in 13 hours 2 bids
Blue Santa Trudging Through Forest Christmas Printed Pc$11.01 Ends in 13 hours 2 bids
Gustave Baumann Original Woodcut Postcard Santa Fe$10.99 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
Trio Udb Postcards Odd Santa Claus Skis With Rabbit $10.50 Ends in 7 hours 2 bids
Vntg Santa Rosa, Nm Rt 66 Bridge Over Pecos Rppc$10.50 Ends Monday 2 bids
Old Xmas Santa Claus Rppc Postcard Dolls Feather Tree $10.50 Ends Monday 3 bids
