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Postcards and would like to buy or offer your postcards in our Online Marketplace or open your free listing direct supply store, you have come to the right place. We offer collectors, private sellers and dealers a place where to show their items listed for sale at auction or fixed price offering buyers a complete line, a huge variety of
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Serious collectors of United States postcards call
their hobby Deltiolgy. . The number of
people who collect Postcards is only surpassed by the number of people
who collect coins and stamps.
Postcards continue today to be the most popular form of travel souvenirs
as well as reasonably priced means of personal and business related
communication.
There are literally millions
of vintage postcards to be collected in a variety of subjects.
Categories are said to be 1500 to 2000.and can be such as pre 1970s , US State & Town Views
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Real Photo Post Cards (Identified & Unidentified) and Snapshots ,
Halloween, Christmas/Santas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July,
President's Day, St. Patrick's Day
Large Letter Linens, Linen Motels/Hotels, Linen Restaurants, Linen
Roadside With pricing affected by demand, condition, and rarity.. VINTAGE (GUARANTEED 100% ORIGINAL
Published by Unknownpublisher.
Unused postcard written on reverse.
Undivided back.
Real photo.
Postally used postcard.
Applique - postcard which has
some form of cloth, metal or other embelishment attached to it.
Art Deco - Artistic style of the 1920s, recognisable by its symmetrical
designs and straight lines.
Art Nouveau - Artistic style of the turn of the century, characterised
by flowing lines and flowery symbols.
Bas Relief - Postcards with a heavily raised surface, giving a
papier-mache appearance.
Composites - A number of individual cards, that when placed together in
a group, form a larger picture.
Court Cards - The official size for British postcards between 1894–1899,
measuring 115mm x 89mm.
Divided Back - Postcards with a back divided into two sections, one for
the message, the other for the address. British cards were first divided
in 1902 and American cards in 1907.
Early - used to describe any card issued before the
Divided Back was introduced.
Embossed - Postcards with a raised surface.
Hold-to-Light- postcards often of a night
time scene with cut out areas to show the light.
Intermediate Size - The link between Court Cards and Standard Size,
measuring 130mm x 80mm.
Kaleodoscopes - Postcards with a rotating wheel that reveals a myriad of
colours when turned.
Midget Postcards - Novelty cards of the size 90mm x 70mm.
Novelty - Any postcard which deviates in any way from the norm.
Oilette - A trade name used to describe postcards
reproduced from original paintings.
Real Photographic - Used for postcards
produced by a photographic rather than a printing process.
Reward Cards - Cards that were given away to school children for good
work.
Standard Size - Introduced in Britain in November 1899, measuring 140mm
x 89mm.
Topographical - A term used to describe postcards showing street scenes
and general views.
Undivided Back - Describes postcards with a plain back where all of this
space was used for the address. This is a term often used to describe
Early cards
Vignette - Usually found on undivided back cards, consisting of a design
which does not occupy the whole of the picture side to leave some space
for the message to be written
Write-Away - Used to describe a card with the opening line of a
sentence, which the sender would then complete. Often found on early
comic cards.
Private Mailing Card Era, 1898-1901
Undivided Back Era, 1901-1907
Divided Back Era, 1907-1915
White Border Era, 1916-1930
Linen Era, 1930-1944
Photochrome Era, 1939-present
The following are commonly used grades used to
describe the condition of postcards.
Mint(M): A perfect card
Near Mint (NM): Almost Mint
Excellent (EX): Like mint in appearance
Very Good (VG): Corners may be slightly blunt or rounded.
Good (G): Corners may be noticeably blunt or rounded.
Fair (F): Excess soil, stains, creases, writing, or cancellation may
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