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Here's a Package of souvenir cards from Cornell U in Ithaca NY. There are 16 cards in a continuous fall. Any idea of age? Thanks!

 

I'd say 1950's or 60's. Thanks for posting them to the thread.

 

I'd think that's a little late. One of the ways to date postcards is by their stamp box. I suggest you post a photograph of the address panel. Another method of dating is by car models and clothing styles. If there are any postcards that include either, you should post photographs of them as well.

Debora

 

It looks like 30's or 40's to me. Similar to a souvenir card set I have of Chicago scenes. If it's like mine, the individual cards are not each their own individual postcards, but the outside of the whole packet has an address area so the entire packet can be mailed.

 

Got this vintage brewery postcard that I really like. This one isn't overly valuable but if you find postcards of other breweries you would be well served to look up completed listings on the bay.

 

Interesting historic postcard (not particularly rare). Operatic soprano Luisa Tetrazzini holds an open air Christmas Eve concert, San Francisco, 1910 – just 4 years after the great earthquake. Drew a crowd of 100,000. To the left you can see Lotta’s fountain (gifted to the city by actress Lotta Crabtree in 1875), which still stands today.

 

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I have a few library card catalog cabinets that are wide enough for postcards and I also have a small antique wooden 5 drawer filing cabinet that works well too! Bulk lower value cards are in big plastic stackable tubs.

 

Sorting them is the hardest part! But also part of the fun. I have the bulk of the high value RPPCs together; sorted by city and sometimes subject matter (like baseball stadiums/team photos).
I have a lot of linen cards but am focusing on the early cards and RPPCs now. I will throw up another topic today with some of the better cards.

 

A few recent finds. The agricultural one is a lotus field.

 

Now this was an expensive postcard purchased from an antique dealer for my collection of RPPCs. It does check a lot of boxes in subject matter areas that collectors like. Petroliana (Shell Signage/Old Gas Pumps), Coca-Cola, Ice Cream Advertisements, and an old car. It is postmarked from Maine.

 

Got this recently. Really don't know how old it is but, having it in hand, it doesn't seem very old:

 

It's signed Youngblood and dated underneath. Looks like "91."

Debora