gasolineguys
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posted on March 31, 2008 10:28:23 AM
Does anyone know about the time that the style of the back of the postcard changed?? I have a bunch of NOS ones with this type of back, if I could get an approximate date it would help.Thanks hope I did this right !!
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gasolineguys
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posted on March 31, 2008 10:33:20 AM
Does anyone know about the time that the style of the back of the postcard changed?? I have a bunch of NOS ones with this type of back, if I could get an approximate date it would help.Thanks hope I did this right !!
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pixiamom
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posted on March 31, 2008 10:34:16 AM
1907 is when they changed to divided backs.
[ edited by pixiamom on Mar 31, 2008 10:34 AM ]
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neglus
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posted on March 31, 2008 10:38:36 AM
what does the front look like? What is NOS?
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gasolineguys
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posted on March 31, 2008 12:38:21 PM
pixiamom,thanks how long did they use that format do you know??
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gasolineguys
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posted on March 31, 2008 12:43:37 PM
neglus, NOS is "new old stock" I have multiples of 10 different ones. They are all Christmas,one is Christmas and New Years and one is just New Years.
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pixiamom
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posted on March 31, 2008 12:46:52 PM
Hard to tell from the scan, but the back is similar to reproduction postcards I've seen (and bought- shame on me!)
They used the format until the linens came out, circa 1930. I could date it easier if I saw the front. What's missing is "Printed in Germany" which makes me think that if it's not a repro, it probably dates after 1915.
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gasolineguys
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posted on March 31, 2008 01:06:27 PM
Here are pics of a few of them.
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pixiamom
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posted on March 31, 2008 01:08:21 PM
I think you might have new new stock.
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neglus
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posted on March 31, 2008 01:10:34 PM
It's hard to tell if Repros or not - it's hard to tell sometimes but usually the printing is inferior quality. Otherwise, I would date them 1915-1930. The fact that they are NOS and the backs so generic makes me think repro (are the backs all the same?).
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gasolineguys
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posted on March 31, 2008 01:18:08 PM
neglus,yes the backs are all the same but they all came from the same place. I can't remember from where, senior moment LOL.I will try to get two good close up's so maybe that will help?? Thanks for the help
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pixiamom
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posted on March 31, 2008 01:29:24 PM
Also, the fonts don't fit the era.
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gasolineguys
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posted on March 31, 2008 01:30:34 PM
Here is a close up of two 
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sthoemke
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posted on March 31, 2008 01:33:20 PM
I think they are modern. The old split-back style rarely, if ever, split the entire height of the postcard. Plus the front would have most likely have been full-bleed (no white border box around the image)
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neglus
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posted on March 31, 2008 01:37:20 PM
There are two diagonal lines on the bottom card (one at lower right corner and the other below the text) - is the card bent or creased there? Otherwise I would guess someone made a copy of an old card with creases and bends and didn't bother to fix the image.
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gasolineguys
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posted on March 31, 2008 01:47:56 PM
neglus, good eye, always helps to talk to a pro !!! I never would have picked up that.
Thanks so much.
Any market for these ?? Just sell the whole batch as repo's??
Thanks everyone for your help !!
gasguy
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gasolineguys
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posted on March 31, 2008 01:49:37 PM
pixiamom, thanks for your help also.
gasguy
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neglus
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posted on March 31, 2008 01:57:57 PM
I use repros to write notes now and then to customers (I mark "REPRODUCTION" in ink on the back so no mistake is made in the future.
Here are a couple I have left:
Note the postmark is 1970 so this reproduction thing is not new. You could have new 38 year old stock.
The Stecher back (the one in used in my example) was frequently used in the repros I have seen.
This one is a reproduction of an Ellen Clapsaddle card but printed on a Stecher back (note the crease in the corner on this one too):
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roadsmith
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posted on March 31, 2008 05:28:23 PM
Hmmm. The font on "this space for writing messages" looks more modern than they were using back then. I vote on the side of repros.
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pixiamom
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posted on March 31, 2008 06:53:37 PM
Here's the original Santa with bell postcard:
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pixiamom
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posted on March 31, 2008 08:21:03 PM
A few weeks ago, I was at a flea market and looked at a collection of Titanic postcards a friend of my younger sister had. He wanted to know if they were real. I'm pretty good at spotting repros on first sniff - these were perfect- different color aged stock paper, the right weight and feel of old postcards- fonts were right - handwriting on back was of the style of the era. I offered to list them on consignment, which I never do, but these would bring $400+ for each card. My sister had a loupe with her and looked at the backs - the handwriting had tell-tale dots indicating it had been printed. Counterfeits are getting more and more sophisticated.
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gasolineguys
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posted on April 1, 2008 06:44:25 AM
pixiamom,thanks. Good to know
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neglus
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posted on April 1, 2008 06:52:00 AM
The copyrights on the old images (circa 1910) have expired so I don't think that the repros are breaking any laws (unless they are represented as vintage). It would be nice if the publishers would indicate that the postcard was created from an antique postcard instead of making us decide when we come upon them.
The fake Titanic postcards are another matter I would think since more than the image is being recreated and the postcard is represented as vintage.
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