November 20, 2008
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.
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]
This collection of over 2000 postcards provides a peek at life in and around Delaware in the early 1900s. Browse g… [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]
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]
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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AU News, NY -
The Alfred University Archives, located at Herrick Memorial Library, has recently made its postcard collection available online at www.toolsofhistory.org. ...
Record-Searchlight, CA -
Unable to travel, her extensive postcard collection has allowed her to see places around the globe. Peterson has a collection of more than 7000 postcards. ...
CharlotteObserver.com, NC -
She gardened, painted in an upstairs studio and enjoyed her collections of dolls, sea shells, matchbooks, stamps, vintage postcards and pottery. ...
Salina Journal, KS -
Lilly and her research team, also known as the Salina History Book Committee, will sign copies of the book and postcard collection from 4 to 5:30 pm Nov. ...
Allentown Morning Call, PA -
Leave it to Crumb to create a vintage postcard of a theme park that enshrines nostalgia for the bad old days. The most riveting, touching works here are ...
SW Iowa News, IA -
All three Yesterday & Today items - the 240-page book, the wall calendar and the postcard collection - are on hand at area book stores. ...
Redlands Daily Facts, CA -
Weeks' "Inland Empire" chronicles the history of the region in the form of 200 antique postcards that tell the story of the area's beginnings. ...
Stockton Record, CA -
She became so immersed in the hobby and history that she published a 128-page, soft-cover book - "Stockton in Vintage Postcards" - in 2004. ...
MiamiHerald.com, FL -
Also offers colorful circus posters, sheet music, antique maps and prints, original manuscripts and vintage postcards. Write Out Loud: The Florida Center ...
Southeast Missourian, MO -
1; an antique postcard ornament program will be at 10 am Dec. 6. Participants can register in person, by phone at 334-5279 or online at ...
Beatles Fully Signed Postcard Austria 1965$3,050.00 Ends in 17 hours 6 bids
Beatles Paul Mccartney Handwritten Postcard Autograph$499.99 Ends in 17 hours 1 bid
Canal Zone Ux6 Pristine Post Card Scarce Condition$469.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Us Postage 27 Cent Postcard Stamp - 10 Rolls Of 100 $202.50 Ends Saturday 17 bids
Postcard White Nylon Fill Fox Fur Hood Coat Sz 6$199.00 Ends in 33 mins 1 bid
United States C13-14 On Postcard 'graf Zeppelin'.jh002$179.94 Ends Saturday 11 bids
John Winsch Halloween Postcard 1912$140.49 Ends in 5 hours 3 bids
1956 Hong Kong Street Scene W/ Signs Rppc China Macau$132.50 Ends Saturday 13 bids
Us #c13 Used Margin 65c Zeppelin On Zeppelin Post Card$130.39 Ends Friday 3 bids
Hermann Graf Signed Original Rohr 4x6 Postcard $129.99 Ends in 10 hours 8 bids
Rppc Kkk Klavaliers Rally, Mahoning County Ohio 1930's$125.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Perez-steele Hall Of Fame Celebration Post Card Set$115.50 Ends Sunday 4 bids
Russia, Omsk, Synagogue Judaica No. 61 Postcard$103.50 Ends Tuesday 7 bids
Vintage Halloween Postcard - Winsch (1912)$100.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids
273 Postcard Album Rppc, Town Views, Black Americana$100.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids
1912 Halloween Greetings Owl Postcard$88.99 Ends in 2 hours 10 bids
Vintage Halloween Postcard - (ca 1909) Ullman$86.00 Ends Friday 5 bids
Columbia River Revelstoke Bc Postcard /bridge $86.00 Ends Saturday 7 bids
4-postcard Installment Set.p/huld."christmas Tree"$79.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Orig. 1909 Ottawa Hockey Club Postcard Sleeve Embleme$79.68 Ends in 1 hour 10 bids
'57 Walt Disney Talking Postcard+roy Williams Autogragh$78.00 Ends Friday 3 bids
Rppc Nome Alaska Cape Prince Of Wales Eskimos W/kayaks$75.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids
1913 Nome Alaska Lomen Bros After The Storm Rppc$75.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids
Rare Rppc Chicago Illinois Fullerton Blvd Near Orchard $70.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids
French Nude Stockings Old 1920s Photo Postcard Biederer$67.95 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Baseball: 3 Girls In Uniform With Bats; Rppc; Ca 1910$64.99 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid
Halloween Postcard-e. Clapsaddle-girl In Jol Carriage..$63.61 Ends Friday 5 bids
Josephine Baker Naked Postcard Risque Vintage Original$62.50 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
127 Rp Postcard Templecombe Railway Station, Dorset$60.38 Ends Tuesday 9 bids
Rare 50s Oversized Jungle Cruise Disneyland Postcard !$57.00 Ends Friday 6 bids
Rppc Nome Ak Eskimo Boy And His Kiak Alaska Real Photo$56.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids
Hong Kong 1951 Rppc Street Scene Stamps Bak Mun Cheung$56.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids
Vintage Halloween Postcard - Winsch (1915)$56.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids
9 Different Usps Postcard Sets Still In Usps Packaging$55.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
225 Great Old Postcards 51 Rppc Most Cards Pre 1950$52.00 Ends Saturday 2 bids
Rare Rppc Real Photos Mexican Revolution Nogales Nr$51.56 Ends in 5 hours 4 bids
2 Campbell's Soup Rppc Horse, Carriges W/logo 1907$51.50 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Hong Kong-qv Values+street Postcard$51.00 Ends in 21 hours 10 bids
Cci Co. Research Laboratory Ishpeming Michigan Rppc $51.00 Ends in 3 hours 2 bids
1914 Liverpool, England, Wwi Nurses Chess Postcard Rppc$51.00 Ends in 6 hours 2 bids
Halloween Postcard Witch Jol White Owl$50.23 Ends in 1 hour 12 bids
Ted Williams Signed Brace Postcard Psa/dna Slabbed$50.21 Ends Tuesday 6 bids
Empire H&l Co. Bugle Corps. Carlisle, Pa Rppc Names$50.00 Ends Saturday 6 bids
Inflation Post Card Germany To Tientsin China, 11.6.23$50.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid
1899 Manila Philippines Pioneer Postcard To Germany$49.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Judaica St Petersburg Synagogue Russia Postcard Pc 2889$49.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Oklahoma Photo Postcard Enid Rr Depot$49.99 Ends in 23 hours 1 bid
Bowling Alley San Francisco California Rppc 1910's Rare$49.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Rppc, General Theological Seminary, Chelsea, Nyc$49.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Postcard, Fairbanks Morse N Electric Hit Miss Engine $49.95 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Pitcairn Island Old Postcard Main Road, Palm Trees Rock$49.81 Ends Sunday 6 bids
123 Rp Postcard Ringwood Railway Station, Hampshire$49.06 Ends Tuesday 9 bids
Rare Early 1900's Hong Kong Postcard On Thin Wood Panel$49.00 Ends Friday 9 bids
Artist Kirchner Art Nouveau Lady Postcard Series 538$48.30 Ends in 49 mins 6 bids
Wawasee, In, Natticro Beach, Wawasee Lake, Imbody Rppc$47.54 Ends Tuesday 7 bids
Farm Lane, Mac, East Lansing, Michigan Rppc$47.50 Ends Sunday 5 bids
