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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. 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), 2014 (34 cents). While most postcards sell for low prices, a small number bring high prices. Some of these are listed here.

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 PostcardsSet American & Foreign Buildings, Hold-To-Light, Early 20th Century, 282009Login / Create Account for Price
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 PostcardsSt. Patrick’s Day Baby Irish, International Art Pub. Co.,19122016Login / Create Account for Price
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 PostcardsAtlantic City Beach, Regent, Schiltz, Almanac, 4 Panels, c.1910, 4 3/4 x 8 1/4 In.2010Login / Create Account for Price
 PostcardsSet Bears, Doing Chores, Days Of The Week, William S. Heal, c.1907, 7,2009Login / Create Account for Price
 PostcardsA Happy New Year Bells, Leaves, Embossed, Chromolithographed19192012Login / Create Account for Price
 PostcardsWoman In The Gazebo Blue, Green, Black, Oskar Kokoschka, Wiener Werkstatte, No. 1522016Login / Create Account for Price
 PostcardsBeach Boardwalk, Ocean View Park, Norfolk, Virginia, c.19502012Login / Create Account for Price

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