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Welcome postcard enthusiasts! On AntiqueTrader.com's postcard page you will find a vast and varied selection of postcard-related articles, including all those wonderful feature stories that were on PostcardCollector.com. From vintage linens to new commemoratives, you'll find it here on AntiqueTrader.com.
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Vintage baby and stork postcard history
Why were storks picked by artists to bring new babies to waiting parents? Knowing stork behavior and cultural history regarding storks, makes the answer clear.
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It’s turkey season
Who’s a turkey? I’m not sure when the term came into use, indicating that the receiver of the slur was as goofy as a turkey … but guess what? It isn’t a fair assessment of the American wild turkey who can be quite wily, especially when pursued by hunters.
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Price, worth and value
In 2007, a collector bought this RPPC image of a tattooed tattoo artist sitting in his studio for, including buyer’s premium, $4,830. The sale was at a Lyn Knight Postcard and Paper Auction near Kansas City.
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The candlestick telephone
Alexander Graham Bell had no idea what his communication device would turn into—or the effect it would have on civilization.
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Postcards tell of disaster in Texas City
Images from disasters and other major events are sent around the world so quickly today that it’s easy to forget the limitations of news coverage before the information highway was built.
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Postcard prices realized vary at auction
Need a postcard fix? Well, this may help: We've compiled a few auction results from LiveAuctioneers.com on postcard auctions.
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Postcard Album Update: Other baseball cards
For those who love baseball collectibles but find the traditional “bubblegum” cards too pricey or too commercial, there’s a pleasant alternative: BASEBALL POSTCARDS.
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Take these postcards with a grain of salt
The history of salt is the history of the earth. More than 500 million years ago many areas of the globe were under the vast oceans. As the sea retreated from the land mighty deposits of salt were left behind, often hundreds of feet thick.
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Henry Ford’s funny flivver inspired a generation
Whether the form was stories, post cards, joke books and songs, movies, serious literature and poems or just the 15 seconds of fame, the Model T was constantly talked about, pictured or portrayed.
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Dressed Fish Postcards
Literally speaking, dressed fish is a market term to a fish monger – freshly caught fish that have been cleaned and are ready for cooking or further processing, often with their heads left on.
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