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Postcards were first legally permitted in Austria on October 1, 1869. The United States passed postal regulations allowing the card in 1872. Most of the picture postcards collected today date after 1910. Hand-colored postcards were popular in the 1920-1930 period. The amount of postage can help to date a card. The rates are: 1872 (1 cent), 1917 (2 cents), 1919 (1 cent), 1925 (2 cents), 1928 (1 cent), 1952 (2 cents), 1958 (3 cents), 1963 (4 cents), 1968 (5 cents), 1971 (6 cents), 1973 (8 cents), 1975 (7 cents), 1976 (9 cents), 1978 (10 cents), March 1981 (12 cents), November 1981 (13 cents), 1985 (14 cents), 1988 (15 cents), 1991 (19 cents), 1995 (20 cents), 2001 (21 cents), 2002 (23 cents), 2006 (24 cents), 2007 (26 cents), 2008 (27 cents, 2009 (28 cents), 2011 (29 cents). While most postcards sell for low prices, a small number bring high prices. Some of these are listed here.

 
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ImageCategoryPattern or ItemDescriptionYear Priced
 PostcardsNotre Dame Paris, c.1899,2009
PostcardsPilot Pens Camel Caravan Against Yellow Sky, Red Sun, Japan, Early 1900s, illustrated2009
 PostcardsPlastic Stamped, Postmark Nov. 26 1915, Hamburg, Germany2009
 PostcardsSeaside Trailer Park Pacific Ocean, 1960s,2009
 PostcardsSet Acropolis, Type 2, Raphael Kirchner, Enamel-Like Panels, 72009
 PostcardsSet American & Foreign Buildings, Hold-To-Light, Early 20th Century, 282009
 PostcardsSet Au Serail, Languishing Ladies, Gold Border, Raphael Kirchner, 62009
 PostcardsSet Bears, Doing Chores, Days Of The Week, William S. Heal, c.1907, 7,2009
 PostcardsSet Boy Scouts, Series 9950, Scouts As Owl, Tiger, Eagle, Bear, Tucks, Early 1900s, 4,2009
 PostcardsSet Cats, Months Of The Year, French Titles, Boulanger, Early 20th Century, 12,2009
 PostcardsSet Cutout Animals, Salmon Series, Early 20th Century, 102009
 PostcardsSet Elegant Ladies, Russian Back, Signed, Philip Boileau, Early 1900s, 3,2009
 PostcardsSet Elves & Fairies, Outhwaite, Early 20th Century, 42009
 PostcardsSet Fantasy, Skull Head Illustrations, Blaesi & Bell, c.1905, 62009
 PostcardsSet Fashion, Evelyn Nesbit, Hand Tinted, c.1902, 42009
 PostcardsSet Flowers, Seasons, 4 Ages Of Man, Alphonse Mucha, F. Champenois, 12,2009
 PostcardsSet Girls With Beige Border, Raphael Kirchner, M.M. Vienne, c.1901, 102009
 PostcardsSet Glamour, Lovely Ladies, Flowers, C.C. Company, Series 57, Early 1900s, 102009
 PostcardsSet Infants, Children, Bessie Pease Gutmann, Early 20th Century, 92009
 PostcardsSet Krampus, Devil Heads & Silhouette, Red Background, Early 1900s, 32009
 PostcardsSet Le Mois, Month, Alphonse Mucha, Champenois, 4th Series, France, 122009
 PostcardsSet Les Grandes Femmes, Stylized Women, Floral Border, Henri Meunier, 122009
 PostcardsSet Love Flowers, Raphael Kirchner, Theo. Stroefer, c.1903, 62009
 PostcardsSet Novelty, Real Hair, Blond, Brunette, Gypsy-Esque, Early 20th Century, 32009
 PostcardsSet Pierrot, Chiostri, Bellerini & Frantini, Series 167, Early 20th Century, 6,2009
 

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