November 23, 2008
Real Photo Postcards (RPPCs) were created by developing a photograph onto postcard-sized photo paper with a postcard backing. They've been produced for over a century, and are still made today. Note however that a postcard with a photo printed on glossy paper can easily be mistaken for a real photo card.
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]
"Organized in 1985, our mission is to foster and promote postcard collecting in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area … [more]
Explore the history, art, and science of antique daguerreotypes. Includes extensive galleries browsable by subject … [more]
This collection of over 2000 postcards provides a peek at life in and around Delaware in the early 1900s. Browse g… [more]
Photographer Mark Katzman's comprehensive and beautiful reference site and collection of Photogravure. A must for p… [more]
Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatres and concert halls worldwide. Showcases 3700 images of over 1810 … [more]
Digital Past, a group effort by dozens of Chicago-area institutions, boasts one of the world's largest online colle… [more]
This showcase of vintage cameras and photography is plainly designed, but the camera collection and related referen… [more]
Jack and Beverly Wilgus' personal collection website, of which the most interesting areas are: strongmen and strong… [more]
Malcolm Roebuck's tribute to the ornate silk picture bookmarks and postcards ('Stevengraphs') produced by Thomas St… [more]
Don't let this one get away from you. This 'unbelievable' collection, from the Wisconsin Historical Society, featur… [more]
This website is a great guide to the mysteries of the Magic Lantern, forerunner of today's slide projector (well, o… [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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21 Vintage Hawaiian Real Photo Postcards & Photos Baker$199.99 Ends Monday 2 bids
Rppc Nome Alaska Cape Prince Of Wales Eskimos W/kayaks$137.49 Ends in 7 hours 15 bids
Rppc Kkk Klavaliers Rally, Mahoning County Ohio 1930's$125.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Old Postcard Album Lot - 184 Cards Mostly Rppc Towns Ak$102.50 Ends Wednesday 4 bids
273 Postcard Album Rppc, Town Views, Black Americana$100.00 Ends in 11 hours 8 bids
1910 Rppc Horse Drawn Wagons Main Street Blyth Ontario$76.75 Ends Monday 2 bids
Rppc Photo Capitola Little League Baseball Santa Cruz $76.50 Ends in 14 hours 6 bids
8 Orig Real Photo Postcards Marietta Ohio Flood 1907/nr$76.00 Ends Monday 6 bids
1913 Nome Alaska Lomen Bros After The Storm Rppc$75.00 Ends in 5 hours 8 bids
Huge 346 Postcard Lot Santa Christmas Patriotic Rppc$73.88 Ends in 9 hours 5 bids
Rare Rppc Chicago Illinois Fullerton Blvd Near Orchard $70.00 Ends in 10 hours 2 bids
Plymouth, Ma.~rppc~gurnet Point Life Saving Station$60.00 Ends in 7 hours 3 bids
Alberta St Streetcar Portland Or Oregon Rppc Postcard$56.88 Ends in 8 hours 10 bids
Rppc Nome Ak Eskimo Boy And His Kiak Alaska Real Photo$56.00 Ends in 7 hours 3 bids
2 Campbell's Soup Rppc Horse, Carriges W/logo 1907$51.50 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Santa Ana Church Puerto Rico 1900s-20s Rppc Real Photo$51.36 Ends Tuesday 3 bids
Plymouth, Ma.~real Photo P-c~gurnet Point Twin Lights$50.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Rppc, General Theological Seminary, Chelsea, Nyc$49.99 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid
**nice Estate Lot Of 80 Rppc's C.1907 - 1950s**?? $49.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Rppc Lot Of 3 Steamer Ship Tashmoo Mi 1906 Postcard$49.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
Vintage Rppc Matanuska Valley Ak Relocation Camp C 1935$49.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
Wawasee, In, Natticro Beach, Wawasee Lake, Imbody Rppc$47.54 Ends Tuesday 7 bids
Farm Lane, Mac, East Lansing, Michigan Rppc$47.50 Ends in 12 hours 5 bids
Arroyo Harbor - Puerto Rico 1900s-20s Rppc Real Photo$46.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Rppc Nome Ak Eskimo Women Making Doughnuts Alaska Pc$46.00 Ends in 7 hours 3 bids
Rppc Photo Mt Rose Ski Bowl Lake Tahoe Reno Nv Cars $46.00 Ends in 14 hours 2 bids
Rppc H.g. Kaiser Nome Alaska July 4 1912 Celebration$46.00 Ends in 7 hours 4 bids
Antique Rppc Postcard-atlanta Ga Speedway-auto Racing$45.76 Ends in 6 hours 4 bids
40s Rp Biloxi Miss. Tourist Court W/autos Mi Rppc !$45.00 Ends in 11 hours 4 bids
Rppc Nome Ak Rare Eskimo Children Picking Berrys Alaska$45.00 Ends in 7 hours 5 bids
Historic Real Photo Pc Biplane Alighted 1st Ship Flight$45.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
Saybrook, Illinois-railroad Depot C1910 Rppc Il Rr$44.99 Ends Monday 2 bids
Sanitarium Excelsior Springs Mo Missouri Rppc Postcard$42.88 Ends in 7 hours 3 bids
Postcard Rppc Evans City Pa Oil Derricks Rr Butler Co +$42.00 Ends Monday 4 bids
Stafford, Ct: Post Office Bldg., Street View 1930s Rppc$41.99 Ends Wednesday 6 bids
Wi-fair Water-real Photo-mill Dam-rppc-m15778-early$40.00 Ends in 7 hours 1 bid
1925 Norway Norge Postcards, Lot Of 40, Real Photo$40.00 Ends in 5 hours 7 bids
Auburn, Ca,city Meat Market, G. Wubbena Prop, 1911,rppc$39.95 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Rppc Pioneer Delegates Rr Bridge 3-21-1923 Nenana Ak$39.67 Ends in 13 hours 2 bids
Wi-stevens Point-real Photo-armory-rppc-m15779-early$37.99 Ends in 7 hours 2 bids
Newton Hamilton Pa, Mifflin Co, Rr Depot & Crew, Rppc$37.61 Ends in 10 hours 2 bids
Perry Co Green Park Pa N&sv Rr Station Rppc Il Newport$36.00 Ends Thursday 3 bids
Rppc C. & N.w. Depot; Mechanicsville, Ia; Beechnut$35.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
1909 Truro Ma Mass. Cornhill Houses Cape Cod Rppc$35.88 Ends Tuesday 3 bids
Atkinson Illinois Train Depot Real Photo Postcard 1910s$34.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Rr Railroad Sawmill Tillamook Or Oregon Rppc Postcard$34.88 Ends in 7 hours 4 bids
Rppc Street Scene Stuarts Draft Virginia 1910$34.51 Ends in 13 hours 10 bids
Real Photo Multi View Postcard, Harpster Oh.oil Station$33.88 Ends Tuesday 8 bids
Fish Creek Wisconsin Beach Real Photo Postcard 1940$33.56 Ends in 10 hours 5 bids
C R Childs Chicago Illinois Real Photo Postcard $32.89 Ends in 7 hours 2 bids
Covington,ohio-miller Tailor & Dry Cleaner-real Photo$29.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Private Mailing Card 1900, Rppc, Skagway Alaska$29.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Rppc Early Street Scene Ponchatoula Louisiana La 1910$29.99 Ends in 12 hours 1 bid
Lp21 Real Photo Mott North Dakota 1913 Postcard$29.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
New Haven Train Depot Real Photo Postcard Ohio?? 1910s$29.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Rppc, Galveston Sea Wall, 1920, Tx. Vintage Postcard$29.95 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Molalla,oregon-southern Pacific Railroad Depot '10 Rppc$29.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
1939 Rppc Boston, Dorchester, Mass Ma Jenny Gas Station$29.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Rare Rppc Info Exchange Area Camp Gordon Ga Wwi 1918$29.82 Ends in 4 hours 3 bids
