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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Joe2007, post: 1217479, member: 1262&quot;]Some photos of the backs of these cards would be very useful. I assume all of these have not been sent through the mail? If they were postally used the postmarks would help to date these and give us more info on who sent and received them. The back of the cards also can give us info on the manufacturer of the card and possible photo credit to the photographer. I assume these cards are real photo postcards (RPPC) but if you look at the image under magnification and see any printer dots then that would be proof that they are not real photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was extremely easy to produce a postcard back then and these may indeed be one offs. Scarcity alone doesn&#039;t make a postcard valuable but it certainly helps if the subject matter is desirable. Real photo postcards are generally more desirable than other cards because they can capture incredible levels of detail. I&#039;d think cards related to horse racing would have good value especially if they are RPPCs and are very scarce. Some cards should be worth more than others, such as cards shot in identifiable places or before major races. Postcard collectors generally like lots of detail and lots of movement. I really like the card with the grandstand in the background. Desirability generally trumps scarcity and postcards of actual races would be more valuable and if you could identify the jockey, horse, date/location that would add to the desirability for collectors. Winning horses during/leading up to the race that was the zenith of the career would probably fetch the best return I&#039;d think.</p><p><br /></p><p>Were any of these ever published? That would be an important wrinkle to research as well and an iconic photo postcard published in a major paper would fetch top of the market prices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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