It’s amazing what a 3 by 5 card, often with an image on the front, received in the mail, can mean. See if you know the facts about postcards. Read More +
10 Things You Didn’t Know: Vintage Postcards
Postcards
Send me a Postcard: Deltiologists old and new celebrating National Postcard Week May 5-11
Postcard collectors today know how important it is to promote and enrich the hobby. For that reason, many enthusiastically support National Postcard Week (NPCW), held the first week of May every year. Read More +
Bewitching Collectibles: Magical beauties embody the spirit of Halloween
There are Easter witches and Salem witches (which were not witches at all), there are witches on broomsticks and ones that have never learned the art of flying. Collectors can have a field day incorporating these images into the magic of a witchy Halloween display. Read More +
Boston Museum of Fine Arts exhibit examines the postcard as art this fall
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts exhibit “The Postcard Age: Selections from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection,” depicts postcards as an artistic medium, Oct. 24, 2012. Read More +
Postcards wage propaganda war on Prohibition
From its very beginning, America has been a thirsty nation. Postcards and ephemera were often used to wage the debate between the teetotalers and those who chose to partake. Read More +
Interest in real photo postcards, vintage chromes pushing values to new heights
What postcards are bestsellers today? The people most likely to have the pulse of the hobby are dealers who offer thousands of cards to the public every year. Read More +
Henry Rinn captures early Baltimore’s trials and triumphs on vintage postcards
Henry Rinn Jr. loved roaming Baltimore streets in the late 1800s. With his penchant for photography and unusual perspective, Rinn left a legacy of 250 collectible vintage postcards and much, much more. His first series of black-and-white picture postcards started in 1898. Read More +
Will the real St. Valentine please stand up? Who sent the first Valentine’s Day card?
According to legend, the first Valentine greeting was sent by St. Valentine himself. Vintage Valentines are popular with collectors, who enjoy visuals and whimsical themes. Displayed singly or framed in a montage, vintage Valentines add a touch of retro charm to any décor and are guaranteed to rekindle plenty of nostalgic memories. Read More +
Vendors say sales remain strong at San Francisco Antiquarian Book, Print & Paper Fair 2012
For 24 years, the San Francisco Antiquarian Book Print and Paper Fair has drawn bibliophiles together to refine their collections. The fair was Feb. 4-5, 2012. The report from Fair exhibitors was positive. Rosemarie Rustico of San Francisco’s W C Antiques described the first day as “killer busy.” The second day was a bit easier (Super Bowl XLVI might have had something to do with that). Read More +
Celebrate Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday with antique postcards
Feb. 7, 2012 is a big day for admirers of Charles Dickens. It’s the 200th anniversary of his birth in 1812. As a postcard subject, Dickens is a rewarding challenge. By the early 1900s, he was a national icon in Britain and appeared in many highly collectible sets. Read More +