Postcards
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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strkey:postcards (Postcards | Advertising & Store Collectibles Price Guide) eBay Auctions
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US $190.50
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Category Pattern or Item Description Year Priced Postcards Set Au Serail, Languishing Ladies, Gold Border, Raphael Kirchner, 6 2009 Postcards Set Bears, Doing Chores, Days Of The Week, William S. Heal, c.1907, 7, 2009 Postcards Set Boy Scouts, Series 9950, Scouts As Owl, Tiger, Eagle, Bear, Tucks, Early 1900s, 4, 2009 Postcards Set Cats, Months Of The Year, French Titles, Boulanger, Early 20th Century, 12, 2009 Postcards Set Cutout Animals, Salmon Series, Early 20th Century, 10 2009 Postcards Set Elegant Ladies, Russian Back, Signed, Philip Boileau, Early 1900s, 3, 2009 Postcards Set Elves & Fairies, Outhwaite, Early 20th Century, 4 2009 Postcards Set Fantasy, Skull Head Illustrations, Blaesi & Bell, c.1905, 6 2009 Postcards Set Fashion, Evelyn Nesbit, Hand Tinted, c.1902, 4 2009 Postcards Set Flowers, Seasons, 4 Ages Of Man, Alphonse Mucha, F. Champenois, 12, 2009 Postcards Set Girls With Beige Border, Raphael Kirchner, M.M. Vienne, c.1901, 10 2009 Postcards Set Glamour, Lovely Ladies, Flowers, C.C. Company, Series 57, Early 1900s, 10 2009 Postcards Set Infants, Children, Bessie Pease Gutmann, Early 20th Century, 9 2009 Postcards Set Les Grandes Femmes, Stylized Women, Floral Border, Henri Meunier, 12 2009 Postcards Set Love Flowers, Raphael Kirchner, Theo. Stroefer, c.1903, 6 2009 Postcards Set Pierrot, Chiostri, Bellerini & Frantini, Series 167, Early 20th Century, 6, 2009 Postcards Set Pierrot, Sofia Chiostri, Bellerini & Fratini, Series 31, Complete Set, 4, 2009 Postcards Set Scantily Clad Women, Calderara, Metlicovitz, Signed, Italy, Early 1900s, 12 2009 Postcards Set Scene, Shell Border, Early 20th Century, 34 2009 Postcards Set St. Patrick’s Day, Winsch, 3 Schmucker Silk Inserts, 3 Booklet Style, 6 2009 Postcards Set State Belles, Tucks, Series 2669, Early 20th Century, 45 2009 Postcards Set Street Flowers, Raphael Kirchner, Back & Schmitt, c.1899, 6 2009 Postcards Set Suffrage, Parade, Washington D.C., Sepia Tone, Leet Bros., c.1913, 6 2009 Postcards Set Thanksgiving, Booklet Cards, Winsch, Schmucker, 1912-13, 6, 2009 Postcards Set Tropical Moonlight, Blue, Gray, Black, Gouache, Early 20th Century, 12 2009
