Impulse buy (not a coin, but you US commem collectors should like it.)

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    $3.99? Free shipping? Pow! Done deal!

    Love the vintage airplane in the sky. (They probably still spelled it "aeroplane" back then.) I also like my old postcards to have been postally used, like this. I'd rather see a stamp and a postmark and somebody's message than a blank, Mint, unused card.

    In my limited experience with old postcards, this seemed like a pretty good price on one of this pre-WW1 vintage, even without the fun Pan-Pac tie-in!

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  3. V. Kurt Bellman

    V. Kurt Bellman Yes, I'm blunt! Get over your "feeeeelings".

    Love it! And so begins a competitive exhibit in Class 20 at a summer ANA.

    One question, though. How DID that card get delivered without a ZIP code? :eek::rolleyes::hilarious::hilarious:
     
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  4. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    How many "Rte 9 Box 54" do you think existed in Salem, Oregon in 1914?

    Chris;););)
     
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  5. V. Kurt Bellman

    V. Kurt Bellman Yes, I'm blunt! Get over your "feeeeelings".

    Not sure. Was that before or after the founding of the Pacific Coast League? ;)
     
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  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    The writer says, "we eat about 6 squares a day".

    Must've had a girth approaching mine!
     
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  7. asheland

    asheland The Silver Lion

    Sweet! I also prefer them mailed with a date and stamp on them!
    I have one with a picture of the old Gorham factory.
     
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  8. Joe2007

    Joe2007 Well-Known Member

    I've been dabbling in postcard collecting for the past couple of years and have really enjoyed it. The thrill of finding long forgotten streetscapes and buildings, many with stunningly beautiful architecture which have long been demolished unfortunately. In the golden age of the postcard from the 1890's thru the 1910's almost every scene possible was documented on postcards and they provide a snapshot into the past. Postcards are also very affordable, many great cards are out there being offered for sale for a dollar or less per card, so it makes a great niche collectable that won't break the bank.
     
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  9. CircCam

    CircCam Victory

    Nice. I like the message, too. Sounds like a jolly fellow (or gal) !
     
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  10. heavycam.monstervam

    heavycam.monstervam Outlaw Trucker & Coin Hillbilly

    I too secretly dabble in post cards/stamps.I like early odd colored Santa's (blue -green -purple etc.):D:greyalien::greedy:
     
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  11. Rushmore

    Rushmore Coin Addict

    I'm into post card collecting too. When I travel I always pick up some postcards from the destination I'm going to from Yellowstone to Europe. I also inherited a bunch of postcards from the early 20th century that my great grandmother's sister received from her friends and family. Here's a few of them: 20180130_223507_Burst01.jpg
     
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  12. willieboyd2

    willieboyd2 First Class Poster

    American tourists in Breslau, Germany sent this postcard to Berkeley, California in 1938.

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    Breslau Cathedral

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    Message

    "Anne is having a fine time and everyone has been kind and entertaining".

    :)
     
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