Are You Wondering About The Value Of Vintage Postcards?

As the manager of an Antique Mall, I'm often asked about the value of vintage postcards that people have found when cleaning out old attics, basements, and other rooms from a relative who has recently passed away. That is a difficult question to answer without seeing the postcards so generally I ask them to bring them in for me to take a look at for them.

Some old postcards command more money than others due to the theme of the postcard such as a holiday. There are very popular and collectible artists who illustrated postcards that also give more value to one old postcard over another. And of course, condition makes all of the difference to the value of vintage postcards.

There is a postcard book that I like to recommend to my customers who think they might like to keep the collection of old postcards that they have found. The Golden Age of Postcards Early 1900s (Identification & Values (Collector Books)) is one that I highly recommend for them to purchase if the collection contains really old postcards. The book has around 780 postcard samples for them to look at but it goes beyond just a boring price guide. There are examples of how to display vintage postcards in an album and even some suggestions on how to frame a set of old postcards. The values are slightly outdated being from 2008 but at least my customer can get a general idea of the value. Most of all I hope the book sparks some interest in them so that they might decide to even add to the collection a loved one started so many years ago.