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Help with Albertype Fotonamel Postcard

I have an Albertype Fotonamel card that has me baffled. I don't know whether or not I should list it. The card is most likely 1930s. It is a card of the Chrysler building. I am baffled because the card has a thin film that sticks to it with static el...

1907 RPPC of Stoneham, Colorado

HiI have a set of 4 RPPC signed by the photographer & unused. They depict the town of Stoneham, before it became a ghost town. There are 4 others of a group of people that the owner marked "mother" on the front & Stoneham, 1910 on the back. How do I ...

Chickasha, Oklahoma

I am a serious collector of cards related to the college in Chickasha, OK and I was wondering other than here, other than postcard shows and antique stores is there any other way to find them.

Pros and cons of an ebay store

I am primarly a collector who dabbles in selling on ebay. It is much more fun to buy than to sell at least until the cc bill arrives. I have heard sellers complain about being a store and I have heard sellers say they are great. I was hopeful a few s...

Things that bother me

Hi All, I've lurked long enough. Collecting for just a few years averaging about 100 purchases a month. Many from some of you folks. There's a few things I just want to get off my chest speaking from a buyers perspective. - Receiving unidentified pac...

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How to "Prepare" old Post Cards for sale.

Recently I have come across 2 photo albums, full of old postcards with postmarks of around 1901. They are from the Ohio and upper east coast. Most are bridges and whatnot. They came from a smoking home of over 60 plus years! My question is, How can I...

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Keeping this Group Open

There's too much good information within these discussions to allow eBay to close this group. I'm posting this message to keep this group open for at least another 60 days., so that I (and others) can review old messages, and maybe come up with new i...

unusual postcard

I was looking at one of the earlier postings saying this group may close and was sorry to hear this. There is a lot of knowledge here and I've checked in from time to time and received some invaluable help identifying postcards. I have an interesting...

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Hello I am new to this group

I have recently started selling postcards on Ebay and have learned a lot through trial and error as well as some research. I still need to learn a lot more. That's why I am here. Ray

Share Your Blogs!

Anyone have any interesting blogs they have created and would like to share? You can see mine here. I now get about 2,500 page views per month, I have 14 followers (hold the applause), and visitors from all over the world (including Germany, Indonesi...

New member in group!

Hello everyone! About 2 years ago, I "inherited" a collection of approximately 300-400 postcards (possibly more) from my family. My grandmother started the collection in the early 1900s, kept saving through two World Wars, on through her marriage as ...

HELP! Trying to identify old photo location

I normally collect strictly postcards but I recently acquired an early cabinet photo of some weird rock formations. I thought it would be easy to identify the location. The photo is marked "Old Settlers, Monument Park" and the photographer is named W...

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Tape

Hi - I'm looking for a method to remove adhesive tape from the front of a card. I've thought of Naphtha (lighter fluid) or heat (hair drier)... Or perhaps heat to peel off the plastic part followed by Naphtha to remove he residue. Any thoughts/sugges...

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