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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
PostcardsBookClose Encounters, 48 Piece1995
PostcardsBuffalo BillGravesite, Inset Photograph, 19371995
PostcardsBuffalo BillYoung, With Rifle, White Border1995
PostcardsCartoonWac Hitting Hitler Over Head With Rolling Pin1995
PostcardsChildrenSchoolhouse, Mt. Lebanon, Shaker, Photograph, 18901995
PostcardsClass With TeacherGirls, Button Shoes, Photograph, 19101995
PostcardsCognac-bisquitAlphonse Mucha, 19091995
PostcardsColumbian Exposition1893, 8 Piece1995
PostcardsEnrico Caruso19211995
PostcardsEverettOregon, Waterfront View, E.h. Mitchell1995
PostcardsFall RiverMaine, No. Main Street, Street Cars, Wagons, People, 1920s1995
PostcardsFarmer At R R StationWonder If I Can Spend That, Boston, Unused, 19081995
PostcardsFather Christmas Caught In SnowLouis Wain1995
PostcardsFenway ParkYankee Stadium1995
PostcardsFlag GirlHolding Horn Of Plenty, Flag, U.s. Seal, Used, 19071995
PostcardsFlood Ice GorgeCincinnati, 1918, 4 Piece1995
PostcardsFloridaPeninsula State, Flag, Flowers, Indian Center, In God We Trust1995
PostcardsFred HarveyMap Of Western States Locating Hotel, Dining & Lunch Room1995
PostcardsG H Curtis8-cylinder, 40-horsepower Motorcycle, 19071995
PostcardsG H CurtisAtop Wind Wagon, Silver Tone1995
PostcardsGolliwogCourtship, Marriage English, Full Color, C.1910, 6 Piece1995
PostcardsGreat Northern Steam LocomotiveWooden Bridge, Unused, Large1995
PostcardsGrenfell SceneTuck, 3 Piece1995
PostcardsInaugural DayClinton & Gore, Die Cut, Shape Of America1995
PostcardsJack Dempseys RestaurantBroadway, Unused1995
 

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