We offer a selection of vintage and contemporary collectible post cards, with a focus on art related items and Americana.  Our inventory has been chosen for artistic quality and historical interest.

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Vintage Post Cards are a  window into the past, reflecting aspects of the time they were created, and offering glimpses into the lives of the people who used them.  Many have beautiful artwork, created with state of the art printing methods.  Many cards provide excellent examples of the evolution of printed media; including lithography, photography,  offset printing, and other commercial printing techniques.  Post Card images offer us a variety of historical information.  They are a reflection of popular culture, with references to the morals, beliefs, and sense of humor of the people who created them.  Many cards feature images of cities, architecture, and historic landmarks that provide information about how things have changed since the card was created. Some cards document events that are historically significant.  Cards that have been stamped, postmarked, and mailed are interesting on a number of levels.  They are interesting to stamp collectors, genealogists, historians, calligraphers, and anyone interested in learning a little about how people lived before telephones, television, and the internet made communication nearly instantaneous.

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