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Probably going to hold on to most of them for the moment. There are a handful of real photo postcards that are definite keepers. Going to combine these with riverfront scene postcards that I already had. I really need to work on my organization system for postcards since I have most of higher value cards grouped together and then the rest organized by state and city.

 

Yes I am integrating them. In my mind that is what makes a good collector, is the continual relentless process of trying to add to the collection and strengthen it by adding choice bits acquired from other collections in interesting ways.

 

Yes. Perhaps someday I hope to get into reselling part-time in order to subsidize my collecting activities but currently most of my goals are currently collector driven. If I do decide to take a business perspective perhaps it would be best if I sold items I like but am not actively collecting. Several antique dealers I know sell mostly the goods that they formerly collected so there are no conflicts of interests but they still have an excellent knowledge of values, trends, and what the end user wants.

 

This is a WW1 postcard of the S.S. Beltana signed by returning Australian soldiers.

 

A final impulse buy to usher out the holiday season and 2019:

 

A few new years postcards from my collection!

 

Some of my hundreds that were in my aunt's collection. I have to start selling them because none of my kids are interested.

 

Reported.

Debora

 

More postcards, hopefully the spam is soon banished from this forum.

I really liked the advertising card!

 

I love the old downtown street scenes

 

1907 & 1908 - By the postal stamp

 

A few more recent additions

 

Hi,
Help another one, @daveydempsey
greg

 

Hi Davey or Book,
there is another one @daveydempsey
greg

 

Excellent card Decka

A few more cards of my own

 

Very nice. You must have an amazing collection.

 

Thanks!

It is has been growing rather rapidly in recent years. Found a local postcard club and a couple of antique and collectables shows that have vendors with lots of postcards to sift through. Many antique malls, flea market, and estate auctions occasionally have postcards too and you can find some underpriced diamonds in the rough if you know what to look for.