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How many vintage postcards are there for sale?
Vintage Postcards for sale. Collection of 2 Million Antique Collectible Post Cards. Collecting Interests include Old Halloween Sports Ships Artist Signed. Old Postcards Vintage, Antique Post Cards for sale
What are the world’s best selling art postcards?
A survey of the world’s best selling art postcards listed the postcard of Claude Monet’s “Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies” from 1899 as the world’s best selling art postcard.
What is a plain postcard?
Plain postcards were used by government postal agencies in the mid-1800s. Called “postals,” these postcards had the postage from each country already applied. John P. Charlton of Philadelphia invented the private postcard in 1861. The patent for this postcard was later transferred to H.L. Lipman.
When did postcards start to have addresses?
Photo postcards were first published around 1900. Writing was still required to be across the front of the card, but starting with England in 1902, countries gradually allowed postcards to have a divided back. This design put the address on one side and space for a message on the other.
How did the French postcard change the 20th century?
The turn of the 20th century brought with it a number of changes. The French Postcard was just one of many responses to them. The early 20th century saw a series of push-pulls: technological advances came with shifting moral codes and gender roles. Some people tried very hard to stop–or at least slow–such changes.
Where do I send my old postcards?
Oldpostcards.com PO Box 63373 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80962-3373 United States. Toll Free USA (888) 828-7811. Office 719-622-6722. e-mail:
Why were postcards banned in the United States?
In an attempt to legislate morality, the U.S. government prohibited the sending of French postcards via the Postal Service. The threat of fines – even imprisonment – gave models plenty of reason to use false names and wigs in order to conceal their identity.