Comparitive values of postcards and photos
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:25 am
My postcard collection includes a few original photographs, such as those issued by press bureaux to newspapers in 1915. IIRC I paid about £15 each for these. I've seen some of the same images reproduced on postcards that sell for £8-15. (I've also seen later press photos listed at £100+ each.)
Currently an album of 34 original photographs of 1910 is listed on eBay with a starting price of £175. A couple of the photos show the same scene as on PCs that dealers might ask £25-30 each. (So similar were they that I had to check very carefully with my own copies of the cards.)
Had those 34 photos been postcards they would command a price of around £600. But they are almost certainly unique.
I'm not seeking advice on what I should do or the price I should pay, but would be interested in others' general comments on the respective values of cards and photos.
Currently an album of 34 original photographs of 1910 is listed on eBay with a starting price of £175. A couple of the photos show the same scene as on PCs that dealers might ask £25-30 each. (So similar were they that I had to check very carefully with my own copies of the cards.)
Had those 34 photos been postcards they would command a price of around £600. But they are almost certainly unique.
I'm not seeking advice on what I should do or the price I should pay, but would be interested in others' general comments on the respective values of cards and photos.