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Toned real photo postcards

The silver gelatin of these real photo cards has toned in a way similar to that of some toned silver coins. The 2 cards of the Jeanne D'arc sculpture are the same card just tilted in the light to reflect the light differently from the toned areas. It...

Help with identification of Publisher & identification of Postcard

Years ago I inherited lots of postcards from my Aunt (by marriage) that were sent by her parents in the early 1900s. I have a postcard and need help identifying the publisher (first 2 photos). The second postcard has no information on the back as to ...

Looking for H. Horina signed cards

My great-grandfather, Hans Horina, was a postcard artist in the early 1900's. My sister and I are wanting to collect his postcards. If you have any you would like to sell, we would be interested. He did a lot of sepia-toned cards, published by JI Aus...

First timer

Help, this is my very first time. it was recommended that I come to eBay, auction ending this morning and I was notified, but am I scammed?

whos going to list their black Americana postcard

I am not much into collecting these cards but I bought a bunch with a group of cowgirl cards thinking I would sell them and cheapin the cowgirls. Of course I still have about 60 and I guess I am going to list them and see what happens. Most are not r...

Differences between RPPC and printed stock?

HI, I am trying to organize my postcard collection into Real Photo Postcards and Mass Printed Cards. I know they say get a jewlers loop and look for the dots, but I have a question regarding that. Take the following three postcards:A) B) C) When you ...

New to the Group - collecting Fred harvey postcards

I am new to this group but I am not new to collecting Fred Harvey postcards. I may be of some help to anyone with questions (excepting their values which you can best find by searching ebay) regarding (what I define as) Fred Harvey postcards. Basical...

Reverse, message side, of the postcard

It would be great if Ebay had a way for viewers to flip the postcard, if needed, so that the message can be easily read. I often look for interesting messages on cards rather than always looking for the front or subject of the card. Have found some g...

metropost card

anybody know awhat happened to metropostcard site? I don't go on there very much but I wanted to check out a artist the other day and the site has been down for at least a week. I will be sorry if it is gone.

When Was My Postcard Made?

DATING VINTAGE POSTCARDSCan I Find Out the Year My Vintage Postcard Was Made? There are a myriad of ways one can determine an approximate (or sometimes an exact) date for your old postcard. Among them are: Look for the Obvious First.Postcard StylesTh...

shipping postcards for free or cheap vs. tracking

I've been selling online (mostly eBay) for almost 20 yrs now... but haven't sold postcards for close to 10. I'm seeing other sellers selling postcards (sportscards, too) for dirt cheap (maybe $1. or less) *with free or next to nothing shipping*. My a...

Identifying reprint postcard

I am new to collecting and selling postcards. I recently ended an auction listing early after an eBay member asked if the UDB in the listing were original or reprints. After looking at the postcards closely, I determined that some of the postcards co...

Identifying Christmas "Postcard" from Powells at Arlington

Hi Everybody! I came across this in a pile of postcards I bought at an auction. I don't know if it qualifies as a postcard because it doesn't have a stamp box, etc. Any help with identification is appreciated. Thanks!Shelly

Onetime payment for fees

I can't seem to make a payment for fees - no problem paying vendors there is something wrong with the ebay system - it worked last time. I tried 3 different browsers. IE wouldn't even acknowledge the amount! Chrome and firefox would at least get to t...

Selling Foreign Postcards

Hello, I bought a large lot of cards, sight unseen, and was informed by the seller that there were quite a few foreign ones in the lot. It was well worth the money for the domestic cards, but I'm wondering whether it's worth my time to list the forei...