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by nestonlad
Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:46 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Any feedback would be greatly helpful/appreciated :)
Replies: 2
Views: 6006

Re: Any feedback would be greatly helpful/appreciated :)

For me collecting postcards is about the history behind them,i collect photo postcards of the area where i live and i'm interested in the way my town looked a century ago.The postcards if used also tell you a story,on one a woman asks her sister how the weavers strike is going back home and in anoth...
by nestonlad
Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:06 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Best site to collect?
Replies: 5
Views: 11015

Re: Best site to collect?

Whats the web address for the ricardo website i haven't heard of that one before
by nestonlad
Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:25 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: from where do most of the valuable postcards come from?
Replies: 3
Views: 7335

Re: from where do most of the valuable postcards come from?

I have been collecting a certain area in the uk for about 3 years now and the most i have paid is about £35,you might be able to check out sale prices on a website like ebay were you can check for cards for sale all around the globe.With postcards being what they are the price might be influenced mo...
by nestonlad
Tue May 12, 2009 9:52 am
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Dating postcards
Replies: 3
Views: 13043

Re: Dating postcards

Cheers Dave will check out dundee university and friths websites
by nestonlad
Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:33 am
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Copyright laws to do with postcards
Replies: 4
Views: 8356

Re: Copyright laws to do with postcards

Cheers moonraker
by nestonlad
Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:40 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: auction of cigerette cards and postcards
Replies: 0
Views: 3693

auction of cigerette cards and postcards

Bonhams auctions in knightsbridge are having a postcard and cigerette card auction tomorrow if anyones in the area,i've attached a link

http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.s ... leNo=16990
by nestonlad
Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:00 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Chester card fair on sat 21st march
Replies: 0
Views: 3543

Chester card fair on sat 21st march

Just a quick note to any dealers who are attending the fair on saturday,i collect pictures of neston,little neston,ness, burton and parkgate so if you have any in stock i will be very intertested,cheers,andy.
by nestonlad
Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:49 am
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Paper picture postcards?
Replies: 3
Views: 6449

Re: Paper picture postcards?

I think as a rule if the postcard has no division on the back it means it is pre 1902.You were only allowed to write the address on the back and there was usually a small space on the front to the side of the picture for writing a message.
by nestonlad
Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:51 am
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Copyright laws to do with postcards
Replies: 4
Views: 8356

Re: Copyright laws to do with postcards

Cheers Dahliagirl,
I will google the patent office and see what comes up
by nestonlad
Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:32 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Dating postcards
Replies: 3
Views: 13043

Dating postcards

I've been looking up information on dating my postcards and have come across plenty of useful information one piece being a list of pre 1940 friths catalogue numbers and the year they were printed.Does anyone have any links to other catalogue lists,i would be particularly interested in friths after ...
by nestonlad
Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:12 pm
Forum: Postcard Wants
Topic: Neston,Little Neston,Burton and Parkgate
Replies: 0
Views: 4378

Neston,Little Neston,Burton and Parkgate

I collect old photo postcards of these places in cheshire.Have bought many of ebay but allways on the lookout to add to my collection
by nestonlad
Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:55 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Copyright laws to do with postcards
Replies: 4
Views: 8356

Copyright laws to do with postcards

Hi, I've just joined the forum and i'm looking for a bit of advice.I've been collecting for a year now,mainly photo postcards showing the area around were i live,neston,burton and parkgate and i wanted to post some of the cards on a website about my area to see if anybody recognises some of the pict...