| I'vde always loved postcards. At first, I
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| | are still available. Today, the creme de
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| was interested in the messages. Postcards
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| | la creme of the Halloween card are the
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| provide an incomparable glimpse into the
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| | ones by the Winsch Brothers of Germany.
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| society during the period they were used.
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| | The quality of the cards and beauty of
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| Some messages were funny, some sad, and
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| | the designs have always made them
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| some just plain strange. One, showing a
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| | popular. Today, they are worth in the
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| donkey on the front read, "When are going
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| | hundreds of dollars in top condition.So
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| stop being an a** and write to me?"
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| | far we haven't mentioned condition. As
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| Another, "This is a photo of the town.
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| | with all collectibles, condition is the
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| The place I marked with an X is where a
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| | main concern besides content. Tears,
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| father and his two sons were killed when
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| | missing corners, creases, any of these
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| a train stuck their haywagon. We're
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| | can reduce a valuable card to next to
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| holding a memorial service on Wednesday."
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| | nothing. I have seen more rare cards with
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| The strangest one I ever read was: "Ellen
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| | these problems than I care to think of.
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| thinks you're a lobster. I think you're
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| | Anyone interested in collecting cards
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| cute. Doris." It sounds to me as if Doris
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| | must keep condition in mind at all
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| had an interest in the recipient. What
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| | times.Fads can affect price, too. At one
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| she meant about him being a lobster, I
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| | time, real photo postcards were
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| don't know.I also loved the images.
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| | considered so undesirable that a
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| Postcards were in some cases minitaure
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| | purchaser would pull them out and discard
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| photographs of a bygone era. Real photo
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| | them as worthless. Now they are among the
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| postcards can be found showing town
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| | most valuable. In the early 1900s, cards
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| streets, families, motorcycles, circuses,
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| | showing flowers or woodland scenes were
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| deep-sea diving equipment, nudes and just
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| | the desired one. They were also the most
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| about any other topic you can imagine,
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| | common. During the heyday of the
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| including lynchings. I once purchased a
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| | postcard, more than a billion were
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| horrendous collection of six cards that
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| | delivered in a single year. Today,
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| showed scenes of the 1916 genocide of
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| | woodland scenes and flowers are worth
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| Armenians in Palestine, including one
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| | next to nothing. The despised real photos
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| with soldiers showing off the heads of
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| | showing main street will always bring at
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| three of their victims. Fortunately, most
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| | least five dollars in good condition.
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| cards deal with happier
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| | Long sets showing carnivals or circuses
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| topics.Non-real-photo cards abound and
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| | are worth in the thousands.If you are
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| show can show just about anything.Pretty
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| | starting a postcard collection, go after
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| women are a common topic and are very
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| | the ones that you have an interest in. If
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| collectible. Some artists such as
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| | you live in a particular neighborhood in
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| Beaulieu and F. Earle Christie, are
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| | a city, you can usually find cards to
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| extremely popular and can bring in the
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| | collect. Nearly every important building
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| hundreds of dollars.Holidays were by far
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| | in every city has been photographed and
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| the most popluar subjects and literally
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| | made into a card at one time or another.
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| millions of Christmas postcards can still
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| | If you have a hobby, look for cards
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| be found. Most are of little value, but
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| | dealing with Chess or gardening, or
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| Santa Clauses are always collectible.
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| | whatever else your fancy. If you have no
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| Find one in a yellow or green suit and
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| | idea where to begin, eBay or a local
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| you have a minor treasure. Ones that have
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| | postcard show are your best bets. You
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| been manufactured to light up when viewed
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| | will get an idea of prices and what's
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| are known as hold-to-light or HTLs. Most
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| | available. Plus you'll meet some great
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| of these are very collectible and some
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| | people while you're at it.Finally, in a
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| are worth in the hundreds of dollars. If
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| | single word: ENJOY!Copyright 2005 by John
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| you ever find a HTL with Uncle Sam as
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| | AndersonJohn Anderson has sold
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| Santa, you have one that is worth in the
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| | collectibles for more than three decades.
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| thousands of dollars. Easter is probably
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| | At present he is retired and is a
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| the least-favored topic. The most favored
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| | full-time free-lance writer. His first
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| by far is Halloween.Halloween cards were
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| | novel, The Cellini Masterpiece, was
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| popular at the time they were sent.
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| | published by iUniverse under the penname
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| Collectors avidly put them aside, and for
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| | of Raymond John (ISBN 0595328059). John
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| this reason, a large number of the cards
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| | welcomes correspondence.
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