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I have asked this question here before and to quote the postman in "Oh, Mr.Porter" when he observed Will Hay planting his lobelias - ' you're wasting your time '. It has to be down to the age profile of postcard collectors, the laziness of the PTA dealers (the bulk of whom neither post her...

I picked up these three Dartmoor cards on eBay recently - just £20 - and by the same hand as the first card in this thread but from a different dealer. No clue as to who the artist was but they were certainly talented https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MRQcJ0PB3M4/YUD4FGxvkTI/AAAAAAAAnE4/Z3gG0D5Vt2oMlMSu-8P...

Thanks, I'll have another try before chucking my hat at it.

Does anybody else use the site: https://www.hippostcard.com/ I tried repeatedly to sign-up today but it won't accept my chosen password and without being signed I cannot contact customer support. There's plenty of stuff listed on the site but it seems strangely inactive and their FB and Twitter link...

Another OAS acquisition after a few months famine - I'm still in the market for any other examples!

Could well be at the time of Suez as there's several other beer/petrol cards. I have also been posting on the West Lynn village Facebook page and stirred some memories there and hopefully something may come of that. Here's a couple of more of his cards. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iV_YHAvSeLY/YASHx9E...

Last week I bought an album of artist painted Christmas cards and assorted other artwork on eBay and I wonder if anybody here recognises the artist? The only information that is indicated on the cards is that the artist may have been a Pete Moody from West Lynn, Kings Lynn. There's about 40 cards in...

Christmas at last and paraphrasing a couple of lines from 2012 song "Trouble Town" by Jake Bugg - Where the only thing that's pretty Is the thought of getting out (of 2020) I'll be glad to see the 1st January 2021. To cheer myself up I started my Christmas card production earlier than usua...

The Delcampe figure seems wild! I can't find anything there these days - same old cards there for years.

A couple of more recent purchases; neither earth shatteringly interesting but I felt still worthy of preservation and only a few pounds. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HYkc8qYbGzU/X85MZoqhZOI/AAAAAAAAmZE/6MXo_fXcOpkimefKRn0OLBmK0jfD2-xyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s719/Windmill%2Bhandpainted.jpg https://1.bp.blogspot.co...

Back in 2018 I purchased a hand painted card on eBay to adapt for use for as a Christmas card - the result (below right) was very pleasing; however, I recently came across what must have been the original card which my artist must have used as his inspiration. The original, in my opinion, was far in...

Thanks Steve, I had spotted that one a while back and while it's quite nice, it doesn't make the cut into my exclusive collection.

Another OAS card recently purchased from PTA member Richard Stenlake. It has suffered from exposure to sunlight - you can see just how much by looking at the margin - but it's ultra rare and hopefully I will be able to trade up in due course. Incidentally, I emailed all dealers mentioned on the PTA ...

Au contraire - whatever about its origins, the art of "price gouging" has been taken to new levels by Irish dealers in postcards as well as everything else perceived to be old, from books to antiques. It's especially galling when one considers that your average online seller is not bothere...

After a lean couple of months on the collecting front which saw me driven to emailing PTA dealers looking for hand painted cards, a load turned up on eBay. Between half a dozen rare Irish "Jotters", an equally rare OAS card, and two 'must have' handpainted cards of the Newport Arch in Linc...