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Rabun County Postcards: Mountain Life In The 1910sRabun County postcards from the 1910s preserve a vivid record of northeast Georgia before paved highways and modern tourism transformed the region. Their…
Souvenir postcards of Macon, Georgia: a visual tourMacon’s souvenir postcards preserve a changing Southern city in compact, vividly printed scenes. A single card may show a grand public building, a quiet street…
Rare postcard postmarks and cancellation marks worth collectingA postcard’s image may attract the eye, but its postmark often tells the more valuable story. A dated town marking, unusual cancellation, or routing handstamp…
Reading condition in antique and vintage postcardsA vintage postcard’s grade describes its physical condition, visual appeal, and degree of preservation. For collectors, condition can influence desirability as…
Unusual Materials That Make Antique Postcards CollectibleAntique postcards were designed to attract attention, but some went beyond printed paper. Hold-to-light transparencies, embroidered silk cards, and leather…
Edwardian Postcard Fashions: What Women Wore in the CardsEdwardian-era postcards preserve more than picturesque faces and fashionable poses. Their clothing reveals changing ideas about respectability, leisure, work,…
The Rise of Divided Back Postcards in the Early 1900sThe divided back postcard changed the way people communicated, collected images, and documented everyday life. Before its arrival, the reverse of most picture…
Real Photo Postcards And Artist-Signed PostcardsPostcards can look similar at a glance, yet the process behind an image greatly affects its rarity, historical value, and appeal. Real photo postcards were…
Black Americana Postcards: Collecting History With ContextBlack Americana postcards are historical artifacts shaped by photography, publishing, commerce, and racial attitudes in the United States. They may depict…
Halloween Postcards: A History of Vintage Holiday WishesHalloween postcards preserve an earlier version of the holiday, when seasonal greetings traveled by mail rather than appearing in a social media feed. Produced…