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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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ImageCategoryPattern or ItemDescriptionYear Priced
PostcardsInternational Girls Italy, Schmucker, illustrated2009
PostcardsPilot Pens Camel Caravan Against Yellow Sky, Red Sun, Japan, Early 1900s, illustrated2009
 Postcards2 Girls Fur Trimmed Coats Under Umbrella, Germany, 19102009
 PostcardsBoston Massachusetts, Old State House, Wagons, People, Street Lights, Statues, 19052009
 PostcardsBristol Steel Fishing Rods Oliver Kemp, Honeyman Hardware Co., 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 In.2009
 PostcardsBudapest Exposition Drawings, Buildings, c.1896, 9 Piece2009
 PostcardsBull Durham Tobacco Alaskan Gold Miner, c.1913, 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 In.2009
 PostcardsCambridge Glass Co. No. 2, Cambridge, Ohio2009
 PostcardsCambridge Glass Co. No. 3, Cambridge, Ohio2009
 PostcardsCase Motor Cars Barney Oldfield, Giving Joe Tinker Driving Lesson, c.1910, 5 x 3 In.2009
 PostcardsCats Three Blind Mice, Louis Wain, Early 20th Century2009
 PostcardsCherokee Indians 2 Braves In Dance Regalia, Headdresses, 1950s, 5 1/2 x 3 In.2009
 PostcardsChildren Sitting In Homemade Airplane Photo, Mid 20th Century,2009
 PostcardsCreme-De-Menthe Drinking Series, Schmucker, Detroit Publishing, Early 1900s2009
 PostcardsElectric Car Interior View Photo, Bruce, Minneapolis, c.19072009
 PostcardsHappy Easter Woman, Red Dress, Easter Egg Basket, Art Nouveau, E.R. Wien, c.1909,2009
 PostcardsLa Dame Aux Camelias Sarah Bernhardt, Alphonse Mucha, Editions Cinos, c.18982009
 PostcardsMartini Drinking Series, Schmucker, Detroit Publishing, Early 1900s2009
 PostcardsMiddletown High School Middletown, N.Y.,2009
 PostcardsMount Fuji Trees, Birds, Boats, c.19052009
 PostcardsNotre Dame Paris, c.1899,2009
 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
 

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