Postcards come in different sizes and there are so many types to collect. There are therefore different categories and some people choose to collect as many as possible while others prefer to limit their collection according to specific requirements.
There is a wide variety of card types: animal cards have pictures of animals on them, and view cards show scenery of cities and places. Other postcards include flower cards, paintings cards, limited edition, set or special event cards, public announcement cards, comic or cartoon cards, free advert cards, etc. It is up to you to choose whether or not you want to collect as many as you can get your hands on, or if you would like to collect one type of category that is closer to your field of interest.
Although some people collect purely for fun and for the sake of getting a hobby, postcard collection like any other item can also be a business-hobby. More than a handful of collectors have been lucky enough to obtain rare and invaluable postcards. Such examples include genuine vintage cards that were made decades or even centuries ago and cannot be replicated.
Other valuable cards include those that are considered limited-edition and are only available in certain events, like the Olympics of a specific year, or celebrating the turn of a millennium and cards from a country that has changed name, unified, etc. The condition of the postcard is also very important when determining its value. If it is in an excellent or mint condition, the seller can increase its price. Some buyers are interested in torn postcards or cards in bad condition as someone's trash may be another's treasure.
There are printed postcards, which are the most common. However, there are also laminated cards, glossy cards and photo cards. The most creative however are the handmade postcards and it is the most unique as artists carefully spend time ensuring that the quality and content of the card is worthy of selling
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Some collectors prefer unused and unwritten postcards. These are postcards that have been normally store-bought purely for the purpose of exchange and these are mainly for viewcard collectors who exchange cards with other collectors from different places and countries. However, there are many postcard collectors who prefer stamped and written cards, as they prefer the date, a piece of history and sentiment on the card.
Whatever a collector's preference, there are postcard categories for everyone and the types are practically unlimited. Postcards can be stored anywhere as long as there is not too much humidity and heat (as they are made using paper card in most cases). Have fun and enjoy postcard collecting!
Sabrina Sabino - Internet Enthusiast
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Monday, 6 December 2010
Postcards, Postcards Everywhere, Yet Not One Drop Of Ink
It is difficult to talk about postcard collecting in anything other than generic terms unless we get specific. This is not because postcard collecting is a vague subject. It is because it is a VAST subject.
There are literally thousands of niche subjects to choose from. Then there are the niches within niches.
Where postcards are concerned, what you decide to immerse yourself in is very much a matter of personality and personal interests. Forinstance, you may decide that you are interested in collecting "Railway" postcards. Or you may think that "Signed Artist" postcards is the way to go. Ah yes. But which railway postcard era?
Which artist or artists?
Sooner or latter you just have to make a decision and leap in. That is the beauty of postcard collecting. Although it covers an awful lot of acreage, once you decide to knuckle down to a particular subject (or two), you will become very focused.
I started by collecting old photograph postcards. Any old photo postcards, just because they were real photo's and they were old. But as time went on, I became more selective and chose only cards between the two World Wars. Photo postcards containing people in their normal walks of life. But you can choose anything you like and you are not limited to just one subject or niche.
I know someone who collects seaside postcards. No, not those naughty ones. Not that there is anything wrong about collecting naughty seaside postcards, but the person I am talking about collects only seaside postcards that have a pier in them. So you see just how focused you can become if you wish.
There can be no doubt that whatever you choose to collect, you will find this hobby thoroughly absorbing and you will be amazed at how knowledgable you can become in your chosen subject.
Another advantage of this hobby, and not one to be dismissed in these days of financial downturn, is the very reasonable prices you need pay. You can easily add to your collection for ?1 per card. Often a lot less. It will depend on your sources and of course, the condition of a card will play its part. The better the condition, the more you pay, is the general rule. Some people not only don't mind a card with writing on the reverse - they actually prefer it. And why not? 'Whatever turns you on', is the name of this game. But personally I like them with not one drop of ink - when I can get them, that is.
I should mention that this is also a great hobby for children on a limited income. Yes, I know that they have computer games and all the rest of it, but unless I am very much mistaken, children can find this hobby very absorbing no-matter what technological age we are living in. This is especially true when a parent will share the interest with a child.
So go ahead and plunge in. There is a universe of interesting discoveries to be made.
Mark Sonderby runs the Postcard-Post website where you can find his postcards being auctioned on eBay.
There are literally thousands of niche subjects to choose from. Then there are the niches within niches.
Where postcards are concerned, what you decide to immerse yourself in is very much a matter of personality and personal interests. Forinstance, you may decide that you are interested in collecting "Railway" postcards. Or you may think that "Signed Artist" postcards is the way to go. Ah yes. But which railway postcard era?
Which artist or artists?
Sooner or latter you just have to make a decision and leap in. That is the beauty of postcard collecting. Although it covers an awful lot of acreage, once you decide to knuckle down to a particular subject (or two), you will become very focused.
I started by collecting old photograph postcards. Any old photo postcards, just because they were real photo's and they were old. But as time went on, I became more selective and chose only cards between the two World Wars. Photo postcards containing people in their normal walks of life. But you can choose anything you like and you are not limited to just one subject or niche.
I know someone who collects seaside postcards. No, not those naughty ones. Not that there is anything wrong about collecting naughty seaside postcards, but the person I am talking about collects only seaside postcards that have a pier in them. So you see just how focused you can become if you wish.
There can be no doubt that whatever you choose to collect, you will find this hobby thoroughly absorbing and you will be amazed at how knowledgable you can become in your chosen subject.
Another advantage of this hobby, and not one to be dismissed in these days of financial downturn, is the very reasonable prices you need pay. You can easily add to your collection for ?1 per card. Often a lot less. It will depend on your sources and of course, the condition of a card will play its part. The better the condition, the more you pay, is the general rule. Some people not only don't mind a card with writing on the reverse - they actually prefer it. And why not? 'Whatever turns you on', is the name of this game. But personally I like them with not one drop of ink - when I can get them, that is.
I should mention that this is also a great hobby for children on a limited income. Yes, I know that they have computer games and all the rest of it, but unless I am very much mistaken, children can find this hobby very absorbing no-matter what technological age we are living in. This is especially true when a parent will share the interest with a child.
So go ahead and plunge in. There is a universe of interesting discoveries to be made.
Mark Sonderby runs the Postcard-Post website where you can find his postcards being auctioned on eBay.
Sunday, 5 December 2010
The Joy of Collecting Postcards
Postcard collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. The Internet makes it easy to track down favorite artists, postcards from your childhood, or beautiful pictures of the world around you. Whether you're a serious collector or just some who likes the pictures, postcard collecting is an amazing and exciting hobby.
When I was a little kid, my Dad would travel a lot for his job. No matter where he was he would find me a postcard and send it. I held onto them for years. He traveled all over the United States and Europe. I got postcards from Georgia, California, Norway, and Turkey. I loved them because I loved my dad but they were all incredible looking too. I still have most of them and every once in awhile I take them out and reminisce.
Serious collectors may choose to limit their collections to cards to specific publishers and artists or by time and location or by type of postcard. Antique postcards date back to the first postcards printed during the civil war by J.P., Carlton. He transfered the copyright to H.L. Lipman and Lipman Postal Cards were sold until 1873 when the U.S. Government got into the business. Nine years later European countries were also producing postcards. Antique postcards have gained popularity in the past few years because many kinds of messages and layouts have almost disappeared. Most collectors see to it that they store and display their collection in the best possible way.
Historical societies are major collectors of Real Photo postcards because of their importance in research about how a city looked at a particular time or what people were doing. Real photo postcards show many slices of historical life such as town streets, families, and buildings that are no longer there. With a large enough collection you can get a very good sense of the development of a town or city. Postcards provide an incomparable glimpse into the society during the period they were used.
Worldwide, delitology is the third largest hobby. If you are starting a postcard collection, go after the ones that you have an interest in. Part of the joy of postcard collecting is knowing a single acquisition found in a unexpected place may begin a journey to unknown destinations.
Jay Corbin runs the Great Postcard Auctions website where you can find many Real Photo
Georgia postcards and other postcards for your collection.
When I was a little kid, my Dad would travel a lot for his job. No matter where he was he would find me a postcard and send it. I held onto them for years. He traveled all over the United States and Europe. I got postcards from Georgia, California, Norway, and Turkey. I loved them because I loved my dad but they were all incredible looking too. I still have most of them and every once in awhile I take them out and reminisce.
Serious collectors may choose to limit their collections to cards to specific publishers and artists or by time and location or by type of postcard. Antique postcards date back to the first postcards printed during the civil war by J.P., Carlton. He transfered the copyright to H.L. Lipman and Lipman Postal Cards were sold until 1873 when the U.S. Government got into the business. Nine years later European countries were also producing postcards. Antique postcards have gained popularity in the past few years because many kinds of messages and layouts have almost disappeared. Most collectors see to it that they store and display their collection in the best possible way.
Historical societies are major collectors of Real Photo postcards because of their importance in research about how a city looked at a particular time or what people were doing. Real photo postcards show many slices of historical life such as town streets, families, and buildings that are no longer there. With a large enough collection you can get a very good sense of the development of a town or city. Postcards provide an incomparable glimpse into the society during the period they were used.
Worldwide, delitology is the third largest hobby. If you are starting a postcard collection, go after the ones that you have an interest in. Part of the joy of postcard collecting is knowing a single acquisition found in a unexpected place may begin a journey to unknown destinations.
Jay Corbin runs the Great Postcard Auctions website where you can find many Real Photo
Georgia postcards and other postcards for your collection.
Saturday, 4 December 2010
The Joys and Profits of Deltiology (Collecting Post Cards)
I'vde always loved postcards. At first, I was interested in the messages. Postcards provide an incomparable glimpse into the society during the period they were used. Some messages were funny, some sad, and some just plain strange. One, showing a donkey on the front read, "When are going stop being an a** and write to me?" Another, "This is a photo of the town. The place I marked with an X is where a father and his two sons were killed when a train stuck their haywagon. We're holding a memorial service on Wednesday." The strangest one I ever read was: "Ellen thinks you're a lobster. I think you're cute. Doris." It sounds to me as if Doris had an interest in the recipient. What she meant about him being a lobster, I don't know.
I also loved the images. Postcards were in some cases minitaure photographs of a bygone era. Real photo postcards can be found showing town streets, families, motorcycles, circuses, deep-sea diving equipment, nudes and just about any other topic you can imagine, including lynchings. I once purchased a horrendous collection of six cards that showed scenes of the 1916 genocide of Armenians in Palestine, including one with soldiers showing off the heads of three of their victims. Fortunately, most cards deal with happier topics.
Non-real-photo cards abound and show can show just about anything.
Pretty women are a common topic and are very collectible. Some artists such as Beaulieu and F. Earle Christie, are extremely popular and can bring in the hundreds of dollars.
Holidays were by far the most popluar subjects and literally millions of Christmas postcards can still be found. Most are of little value, but Santa Clauses are always collectible. Find one in a yellow or green suit and you have a minor treasure. Ones that have been manufactured to light up when viewed are known as hold-to-light or HTLs. Most of these are very collectible and some are worth in the hundreds of dollars. If you ever find a HTL with Uncle Sam as Santa, you have one that is worth in the thousands of dollars. Easter is probably the least-favored topic. The most favored by far is Halloween.
Halloween cards were popular at the time they were sent. Collectors avidly put them aside, and for this reason, a large number of the cards are still available. Today, the creme de la creme of the Halloween card are the ones by the Winsch Brothers of Germany. The quality of the cards and beauty of the designs have always made them popular. Today, they are worth in the hundreds of dollars in top condition.
So far we haven't mentioned condition. As with all collectibles, condition is the main concern besides content. Tears, missing corners, creases, any of these can reduce a valuable card to next to nothing. I have seen more rare cards with these problems than I care to think of. Anyone interested in collecting cards must keep condition in mind at all times.
Fads can affect price, too. At one time, real photo postcards were considered so undesirable that a purchaser would pull them out and discard them as worthless. Now they are among the most valuable. In the early 1900s, cards showing flowers or woodland scenes were the desired one. They were also the most common. During the heyday of the postcard, more than a billion were delivered in a single year. Today, woodland scenes and flowers are worth next to nothing. The despised real photos showing main street will always bring at least five dollars in good condition. Long sets showing carnivals or circuses are worth in the thousands.
If you are starting a postcard collection, go after the ones that you have an interest in. If you live in a particular neighborhood in a city, you can usually find cards to collect. Nearly every important building in every city has been photographed and made into a card at one time or another. If you have a hobby, look for cards dealing with Chess or gardening, or whatever else your fancy. If you have no idea where to begin, eBay or a local postcard show are your best bets. You will get an idea of prices and what's available. Plus you'll meet some great people while you're at it.
Finally, in a single word: ENJOY!
John Anderson has sold collectibles for more than three decades. At present he is retired and is a full-time free-lance writer. His first novel, The Cellini Masterpiece, was published by iUniverse under the penname of Raymond John (ISBN 0595328059). John welcomes correspondence. If you have a question or would like to contact him, please log on to http"//http://www.cmasterpiece.com
I also loved the images. Postcards were in some cases minitaure photographs of a bygone era. Real photo postcards can be found showing town streets, families, motorcycles, circuses, deep-sea diving equipment, nudes and just about any other topic you can imagine, including lynchings. I once purchased a horrendous collection of six cards that showed scenes of the 1916 genocide of Armenians in Palestine, including one with soldiers showing off the heads of three of their victims. Fortunately, most cards deal with happier topics.
Non-real-photo cards abound and show can show just about anything.
Pretty women are a common topic and are very collectible. Some artists such as Beaulieu and F. Earle Christie, are extremely popular and can bring in the hundreds of dollars.
Holidays were by far the most popluar subjects and literally millions of Christmas postcards can still be found. Most are of little value, but Santa Clauses are always collectible. Find one in a yellow or green suit and you have a minor treasure. Ones that have been manufactured to light up when viewed are known as hold-to-light or HTLs. Most of these are very collectible and some are worth in the hundreds of dollars. If you ever find a HTL with Uncle Sam as Santa, you have one that is worth in the thousands of dollars. Easter is probably the least-favored topic. The most favored by far is Halloween.
Halloween cards were popular at the time they were sent. Collectors avidly put them aside, and for this reason, a large number of the cards are still available. Today, the creme de la creme of the Halloween card are the ones by the Winsch Brothers of Germany. The quality of the cards and beauty of the designs have always made them popular. Today, they are worth in the hundreds of dollars in top condition.
So far we haven't mentioned condition. As with all collectibles, condition is the main concern besides content. Tears, missing corners, creases, any of these can reduce a valuable card to next to nothing. I have seen more rare cards with these problems than I care to think of. Anyone interested in collecting cards must keep condition in mind at all times.
Fads can affect price, too. At one time, real photo postcards were considered so undesirable that a purchaser would pull them out and discard them as worthless. Now they are among the most valuable. In the early 1900s, cards showing flowers or woodland scenes were the desired one. They were also the most common. During the heyday of the postcard, more than a billion were delivered in a single year. Today, woodland scenes and flowers are worth next to nothing. The despised real photos showing main street will always bring at least five dollars in good condition. Long sets showing carnivals or circuses are worth in the thousands.
If you are starting a postcard collection, go after the ones that you have an interest in. If you live in a particular neighborhood in a city, you can usually find cards to collect. Nearly every important building in every city has been photographed and made into a card at one time or another. If you have a hobby, look for cards dealing with Chess or gardening, or whatever else your fancy. If you have no idea where to begin, eBay or a local postcard show are your best bets. You will get an idea of prices and what's available. Plus you'll meet some great people while you're at it.
Finally, in a single word: ENJOY!
John Anderson has sold collectibles for more than three decades. At present he is retired and is a full-time free-lance writer. His first novel, The Cellini Masterpiece, was published by iUniverse under the penname of Raymond John (ISBN 0595328059). John welcomes correspondence. If you have a question or would like to contact him, please log on to http"//http://www.cmasterpiece.com
Friday, 3 December 2010
What Potential Bidders Need to Know About Vintage Postcards Selling on eBay
Two words, 'postcard' and 'place name' are actually sufficient to generate most early bids on vintage postcards offered on eBay. But there are other things many collectors need to know which influence their decision to bid and to buy.
They include:
* DATE: You should be looking for old postcards, the older the better, preferably pre-1939, so there's more chance that places have changed appearance, or changed name, perhaps they no longer exist or the postcard feature events and people that are little known about today, all of which increase demand and stimulate high finishing prices.
* PUBLISHER: Some people collect by publisher, especially firms that specialised in their own local topographical area and rarely, if ever, created postcards of views more than twenty or thirty miles from base. So you'll find people collecting postcards of Newcastle and Gateshead but only those created by Johnston and Son of Gateshead who were renowned for quality, highly detailed postcards under their trademark name 'Monarch'. Other famous publishers include Brittain and Wright who worked in Stockton-on-Tees and were famed for the 'Phoenix Series' and have a popular following today.
* CONDITION: Condition is important to purist collectors, people who collect postcards per se, but less important to people seeking 'view cards' for whom the scene depicted, not the postcard per se, is the main motivation to buy. To satisfy both collector types you must give an assessment of condition backed with a clear and detailed image of the card.
* PRINT AND PRODUCTION TYPE: Some people collect only photographic postcards, some accept printed items, others seek artist impressions of their topographical area. This should not over concern you right now because plentiful collectors exist to buy whatever topographical postcards you list of whatever production type.
* FORMAT AND SIZE: The earliest postcards were 'Court' size and smaller than most postcards printed from about 1900. Very early postcards were undivided back, that is devoid of line down the centre to separate message part from address section and this also helps date a card in the absence of other clues. Postcards were and still are produced in other sizes and formats, such as bookmark size, giant postcards, lettercards like a concertina of pictures, and others you'll learn as your knowledge grows about selling vintage postcards on eBay.
Avril Harper is an eBay PowerSeller and author of BANK BIG PROFITS SELLING VINTAGE TOPOGRAPHICAL VIEW POSTCARDS ON EBAY which you can read about at: www.sellpostcardsonebay.com and MAKE MONEY TEARING UP OLD BOOKS AND MAGAZINES AND SELLING THEM ON EBAY which you can read about at: www.magstoriches.com. She has produced a free guide - 103 POWERSELLER TIPS - which you can download with other freely distributable reports and eBooks at www.avrilharper.com
They include:
* DATE: You should be looking for old postcards, the older the better, preferably pre-1939, so there's more chance that places have changed appearance, or changed name, perhaps they no longer exist or the postcard feature events and people that are little known about today, all of which increase demand and stimulate high finishing prices.
* PUBLISHER: Some people collect by publisher, especially firms that specialised in their own local topographical area and rarely, if ever, created postcards of views more than twenty or thirty miles from base. So you'll find people collecting postcards of Newcastle and Gateshead but only those created by Johnston and Son of Gateshead who were renowned for quality, highly detailed postcards under their trademark name 'Monarch'. Other famous publishers include Brittain and Wright who worked in Stockton-on-Tees and were famed for the 'Phoenix Series' and have a popular following today.
* CONDITION: Condition is important to purist collectors, people who collect postcards per se, but less important to people seeking 'view cards' for whom the scene depicted, not the postcard per se, is the main motivation to buy. To satisfy both collector types you must give an assessment of condition backed with a clear and detailed image of the card.
* PRINT AND PRODUCTION TYPE: Some people collect only photographic postcards, some accept printed items, others seek artist impressions of their topographical area. This should not over concern you right now because plentiful collectors exist to buy whatever topographical postcards you list of whatever production type.
* FORMAT AND SIZE: The earliest postcards were 'Court' size and smaller than most postcards printed from about 1900. Very early postcards were undivided back, that is devoid of line down the centre to separate message part from address section and this also helps date a card in the absence of other clues. Postcards were and still are produced in other sizes and formats, such as bookmark size, giant postcards, lettercards like a concertina of pictures, and others you'll learn as your knowledge grows about selling vintage postcards on eBay.
Avril Harper is an eBay PowerSeller and author of BANK BIG PROFITS SELLING VINTAGE TOPOGRAPHICAL VIEW POSTCARDS ON EBAY which you can read about at: www.sellpostcardsonebay.com and MAKE MONEY TEARING UP OLD BOOKS AND MAGAZINES AND SELLING THEM ON EBAY which you can read about at: www.magstoriches.com. She has produced a free guide - 103 POWERSELLER TIPS - which you can download with other freely distributable reports and eBooks at www.avrilharper.com
Thursday, 2 December 2010
A Look at the History of Postcards
One of the most important innovations was the introduction of Uniform Penny Post in Great Britain in 1840. Before that, it was the distance the mailman had to travel that determined the price for shipping a letter. And what's worse, the recipient had to pay for receiving the letter. Of course this led to many letters that were refused by the recipients, at the cost of the Postal Office. Rownload Hill came up with the solution, that letters should be charged based on their weight, and not the distance the mailman had to travel. And the fee was to be collected in advance from the sender.
Dr. Heinrich von Stephan was the inventor of the postcard. Dr. Heinrich von Stephan was a German postal official. Although the invention appeared in Germany, they were not the first ones to introduce the postcards on the market. Austria was the pioneer, they introduced the first commercial postcards in 1869, and only a year later, in July 1870, would Germany follow. The postcards was an instant success, and it rapidly spread across both Europe and North America. Printing technology was responsible for the great artistic innovations in the postcard's design. The postcard became a quick way to send your family or friends a snapshot of the surroundings. The initial appearance of picture postcards raised a bunch of legal issues. Copyright issues that resemble the ones we have on the Internet.
Technology innovation lead to reduction of costs. Postcards are the most popular and economical means of personal communication. You can find cheap postcards virtually anywhere in the world today.
The formal name in the US for postcard collecting is Deltiolgy and is one of the largest collectible hobbies in the world today. The popularity can be attributed to the broad subject appeal they confer. Almost all subjects you can imagine have been portrayed, somewhere, sometime, on a postcard. For more information of souvenirs and presents you can check this site: grand gifts ideas.
Dr. Heinrich von Stephan was the inventor of the postcard. Dr. Heinrich von Stephan was a German postal official. Although the invention appeared in Germany, they were not the first ones to introduce the postcards on the market. Austria was the pioneer, they introduced the first commercial postcards in 1869, and only a year later, in July 1870, would Germany follow. The postcards was an instant success, and it rapidly spread across both Europe and North America. Printing technology was responsible for the great artistic innovations in the postcard's design. The postcard became a quick way to send your family or friends a snapshot of the surroundings. The initial appearance of picture postcards raised a bunch of legal issues. Copyright issues that resemble the ones we have on the Internet.
Technology innovation lead to reduction of costs. Postcards are the most popular and economical means of personal communication. You can find cheap postcards virtually anywhere in the world today.
The formal name in the US for postcard collecting is Deltiolgy and is one of the largest collectible hobbies in the world today. The popularity can be attributed to the broad subject appeal they confer. Almost all subjects you can imagine have been portrayed, somewhere, sometime, on a postcard. For more information of souvenirs and presents you can check this site: grand gifts ideas.
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Popular War Postcard
Postcards have long been an important part of our society. From sending endearing messages to love ones to being use in drawing in new customers, these humble cards have almost became a staple in communication. But before the modern postcardsbecame popular and widespread, there is one type of post card that became widely popular during World War I--the embroidered silk post cards.
Originally, embroidered silk postcards were made in the 1900 for the Paris Exposition. But it was only during World War I that these post cards became utterly popular. The Belgian and French nuns were the first to produce these cards and sold them to soldiers to be sent to their loved ones back home. The first post cards were initially made from strips of silk mesh woven by the hand. Once completed, the strips were cut and mounted to the post card.
But as the cards became popular, the demand for it raised that creating them by hand was no longer appropriate. Eventually, machine operated looms were created to hasten the process. This machine is able to use 6 colors of thread allowing for creating post cards in colorful ensemble. That time, embroidered cards were s lucrative that people would do everything to invest in a machine just to manufacture post cards.
These embroidered silk post cards basically come in two formats:
1. Panel style -- in this type of format, an embroidered mesh in rectangular form is fastened to the card.
2. Envelope style -- the card has a panel where when opened reveals a card insert.
Back then, many subjects were highlighted in the post cards. In fact, the design of these embroidered cards came in 3 phases:
Phase 1. Hearts and flowers. The first design of post cards was simple. These were basically the pre-war designs so most of them were focused on colorful and lively hearts and flowers. These days, many post cards still have flowers as postcard templates. Well, who would not want an enchanting post card of bluebirds or pansies placed on top of your desk? They would surely be refreshing to look at.
Phase 2. Patriotic post cards. These cards basically emerged during the war. Most of the designs had patriotic messages embroidered in them to show loyalty and pride to the nation. With the patriotic cards and the pre-war cards, the card format mostly had flaps where the message is inserted. The common patrons of these cards were soldiers. Many of the card design have the same sentiments, only the flag of the soldiers were changed.
Phase 3. Regimental Badge Cards. This type of design was very popular during the war. But because they are personalized, they are somewhat pricey. Even today, these types of post cards are less common, and you need to pay high price if you want to get one for your collection.
When the war ended, the embroidered silk cards became less popular, perhaps because they evoked unpleasant feeling to the soldiers and their families. With war only a part of the past, tourism took off, making people want for views of landscapes and places much better than war cards. This caused many post card makers to go out of business. But those who continued shifted from post card making to producing strips of embroidered clothing and linen.
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