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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), 2012 (32 cents), 2013 (33 cents). While most postcards sell for low prices, a small number bring high prices. Some of these are listed here.

 
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CategoryPattern or ItemDescriptionYear Priced
PostcardsParis ExpoAlphonse Mucha, 19002008
PostcardsMailman On Harley-DavidsonI Am With 235 Pounds Of Mail, 19142008
PostcardsWoman Looking In MirrorDie Cut, Hold-To-Light, Raphael Kirchner2008
PostcardsWonder WomanInfantile Paralysis, Trimmed Edges, March Of Dimes, 1943, 6 x 8 In.2008
PostcardsL.H. Yeager CompanyAllentown, Penn., Fruit Jar Quotes, Pictures, Jars, 18812008
PostcardsLobsterGouache, Watercolor, Ink, Samuel L. Schmucker, 5 x 8 In.2008
PostcardsSea HorseGouache Watercolor, Ink, Samuel L. Schmucker, 1879-1921, 5 x 8 In.2008
PostcardsAlcazar HotelAlligator Border2007
PostcardsAngelsPlaying Instruments, Raphael Kirchner2007
PostcardsBi-plane Akron AirwaysKen Royce Transportation, Real Photo2007
PostcardsBlack SoldierMachine Gun, Real Photo, Early 1900s2007
PostcardsBowlStuffed Owl, Hand Colored, Billy Owlett, Real Photo2007
PostcardsButterfly GirlSamuel L. Schmucker2007
PostcardsByrrhWoman In Black, Javie Gose2007
PostcardsCatsFighting, Chimneys, Smoking, Louis Wain2007
PostcardsClariceWoman In Cigarette Smoke, Sl.l. Schmucker, Detroit Publishing2007
PostcardsCypress Point Golf CourseCalifornia, 1950s2007
PostcardsDarkey Preacher5 1/2 In.2007
PostcardsElevator OperatorEdward Lund, Real Photo2007
PostcardsEuropean Style Trains3 X 5 In.2007
PostcardsExposition PhilateliquePalais Des Ducs, Dijon, Gerard, France, 19282007
PostcardsGarden MascotCat, Series Oilette, Louis Wain, R. Tuck & Sons2007
PostcardsGlad Thanksgiving WishesIndian Woman, Turkey, Pumpkins, Projection, Schmucker2007
PostcardsGlad Thanksgiving WishesWoman, Turkeys, Pumpkins, Projection, Schmucker, Winsch2007
PostcardsGood Little IndianHarrison Fisher, Russia2007
 

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