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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Image Category Pattern or Item Description Year Priced Postcards Set Vignettes, Women, Couples, Bertiglia, Santino, Signed, Italy, Early 1900s, 12, 2009 Postcards Set Women Draped In Flags, National Flag Series Number 80, Early 20th Century, 15 2009 Postcards Set Krampus, Devil Heads & Silhouette, Red Background, Early 1900s, 3 2009 Postcards Set Le Mois, Month, Alphonse Mucha, Champenois, 4th Series, France, 12 2009 Postcards Set Novelty, Real Hair, Blond, Brunette, Gypsy-Esque, Early 20th Century, 3 2009 Postcards Slavia Alphonse Mucha, Late 19th Century, 2009 Postcards St. Mary’s French Hospital Lewiston, Maine, 2009 Postcards St. Patrick’s Day Erin Go Bragh, Silk Vignette, Winsch, Schmucker, Early 1900s, 4, 2009 Postcards Suffrage Schoolgirls With Banners, Real Photo, England, c.1910 2009 Postcards Suffrage Women Marching In Parade, San Francisco, c.1909 2009 Postcards Vin Fiz Grape Drink, c.1912, 2009 Postcards Waverley Cycles Alphonse Mucha, Art Nouveau, c.1898 2009 Postcards Women’s Rights Miss Gordon Holmes, Acton Business & Professional Clubs, c.1906 2009 Postcards Bouquet Brand Rock Lobster Lobster, Tin, Linen, Illustrated 2008 Postcards Katson?s Drive-In Albuquerque, N.M., Uniformed Server, Cars, Linen, Illustrated 2008 Postcards Victorian Woman Rooster, Cocorico, Alphonse Mucha, Illustrated 2008 Postcards Governor Tyler Hotel Restaurants, Virginia, Radford, c.1939 2008 Postcards Boston Massachusetts, Old State House, Copyright 1905 2008 Postcards Boston Massachusetts, King?s Chapel 2008 Postcards Boston Old State House, Wagons, People, Street Lights, Statues, 1905 2008 Postcards Bristol New Hampshire, Central Square, 1906 2008 Postcards Middletown High School Middletown, N.Y. 2008 Postcards St. Mary?s French Hospital Lewiston, Maine, Postmarked, Auburn, Me. 2008 Postcards French Quarter New Orleans, Lacework, Linen, Color 2008 Postcards Atlantic City Bathing Beauties, Postmarked 1923 2008
