The Social History Series of the London Life postcards were an instant hit in the Edwardian period. These popular postcards provided a snapshot of everyday London Life and visitors and tourists to the capital found them fascinating and purchased them in their thousands. Publishers from Aristophot, Beagles, John Walker, Louis Levy, Photochromic, Charles Skilton, Wyndham, …
If you are a collector of the London Life Rotary Photo Postcards then this list maybe of help to you. As a collector myself this list can be both inspiring and daunting. You think you are making progress by picking up one London Life postcard here and there and before you know it your purchases …
In my opinion the London Life Rotary Photo Series Postcards are unsurpassed. These interesting postcards which provided a social history insight into everyday London Life captured my imagination over 40-years ago. As many postcard collectors know…you can’t collect everything and at the time I was busy collecting real photographic Manchester Suburbs and the Events and …
London Life Postcards are some of the most popular social history postcards for London collectors. These unique postcards formed an insight into everyday life in London and were very popular with tourists who often purchased them as a souvenir and not something they wish to put through the postal system. They treasured these postcards and …
Collecting old postcards is a very popular hobby so there is a very strong market for old postcards. Postcards are worth something because collectors of vintage postcards will search high and low for new additions and will normally search online auction websites, land based auctions, collectors shops, antique centers, antique markets and the specialist postcard …
If you have been fortunate enough to inherit a postcard collection or someone has gifted you some postcards then you will rightly ask how do I know if my postcards are worth any money? This is the million dollar question and unfortunately I cannot give you a simple answer. Every postcard album or collection is …
Old postcards are very collectable so there is a strong market for old postcards. Unfortunately most postcards are worth just a few pence which is strange because many of them are over 100-years old. But age does not guarantee worth, especially if the marketplace is saturated with them. This can be said of the many …
I was back on the road again yesterday and visited an antique fair not too far away. 150-stalls selling everything and anything so hopefully I would find some postcards to purchase that allow me to make a margin. I think the entrance fee of £4.00 is too much, especially when so many postcard fairs are …
Anyone who has inherited or been given a postcard collection will want to know what to do with their old postcards. Rule No1 is do not throw them away, and unfortunately this is what has happened over the years because people just did not understand their value. When I think of all the quality postcards …
There are various options available to you if you want to know where to sell your old postcards. It doesn’t matter if you have a single postcard, album or a collection of postcards there are plenty of alternatives to consider. Auction houses, dealers and collectors will be happy to buy single postcards providing it’s a …
On Saturday I attended the Stockport Postcard Fair at the Town Hall where there were plenty of old postcards for sale. The stockport fair is very accessibly by car or train and the local buses pass the Town Hall every few minutes. The Town Hall is just a few minutes walk from the town centre …
If you have been handed down a postcard collection or collected postcards and now want to sell them you need the answer to the question ‘who buys old postcards near me’. If you are based in the UK then you have many options available to you to ensure you get the best price possible. Bear …
If you have a collection of postcards handed down to you then you will be wondering what your inheritance is worth and are old postcards worth anything? The short answer is all postcards have some value though most old postcards are worth just a few pennies. Strange to think that something that is almost 120-years …
You will find a wide selection of postcard dealers at the specialist UK postcard fairs. You may also find postcards for sale at antique, stamp, book and postal history fairs. If you are planning on visiting one of these type of fair and looking especially for postcards then it’s worth calling the fair organiser to …
Sadly, many of the postcard fairs that we used to take for granted are no longer with us and collectors have to locate antique postcards for sale from other sources. The hobby of collecting old postcards has seen significant change of the last 20-years as the Internet took hold. Some dealers stopped doing fairs and …
If you’re looking for a valuation on your postcards then you maybe interested in what old postcards are worth money? If you have inherited postcards passed down through the family then you can make a decision to keep them in the family or sell them. To make this decision a little easier you will need …
A common question asked by members of the public who have postcards to sell is how much are postcards worth in the UK? A great question with no straightforward answer unfortunately. The value of old postcards depends on so many factors such as age, condition, subject matter and of course rarity. Just because an old …
If you have accumulated, inherited or someone has given you a postcard collection then you will no doubt want to know a true valuation. Once you know this valuation then you can make a calculated decision to sell or maybe keep them a little longer hoping they will appreciate in value over the years. While …
A questions that I get asked very frequently is ‘what old postcards are worth money’? When you receive a collection of old postcards passed down to you through the family then you may ask what is the value of this inheritance? Many people will think they are worth more in sentimental value than actual pounds …
UK postcards for sale with focus on real photographic topographical and subject postcards. If you are a collector of UK postcards then we cover England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Our postcard stock reflects the better real photographic postcards although you may see the odd printed postcard if we think it may hold real interest …
Vintage postcards for sale to collectors of subject and topographic real photographs postcards. Collecting old vintage postcards is a wonderful, rewarding hobby suitable for all ages, genres and budgets. It never surprises me what anyone chooses to collect in this hobby. This is often brought about by someones past career, where they used to live …
I had a lovely day out yesterday buying old postcards at the Red Rose Postcard Fair at Barton Village Hall, Preston, Lancashire. I managed to find this lovely postcard of Fallowfield Village, Manchester for my own collection. I also managed to but a handful of postcards for stock so I had a very pleasant 5-hours …
Old postcards for sale to collectors of subject and topographical postcards. The hobby of collecting postcards is certainly not what it once was when I started 40-years ago. Back in the day we had so many fairs we could pick and choose which ones to go to and if you were quick to get around …
Are old postcards worth anything is a very popular question and the simple answer would be yes. Every postcard has some value, maybe not monetary in all cases but value…yes! Even the most common, mundane postcards of views of hills and seas can have value. This maybe because of the photographer, publisher, stamp, postmark or …
How to tell if your old postcards are valuable is the key question and it’s important to know what you have in your possession. If you have an album handed down to you as inheritance then you have to decide if you are going to keep them in the family or choose to sell them. …