By N2H

Articles

• Home


• Collecting Metal Lunch Boxes
• Collecting Vintage Metal Signs
• Collecting Vintage Bank Notes
• Collecting Avon Bottles
• Collecting Carnival Glass
• Collecting Vintage Christmas Ornaments
• Collecting Vintage Postcards
• Collect a Piece of History With Antique Guns
• Collecting Vintage and Classic Records
• Fast Food Toys Aren’t Just For Kids
• Collecting Antique and Vintage Photographs
• Collecting Die Cast Cars
• Collecting Fiesta Dinnerware
• Action Figures Are One of The Most Collected Toys
• Collecting Barbie Clothing and Accessories
• G.I. Joe: The Original Action Figure
• McCoy Pottery - Most Popular American Pottery
• Vintage Jewelry: Wearable Pieces of History
• Collecting Stamps Is Like Collecting Tiny Pieces of Art!
• The Passion for Collecting Barbie Dolls
• Antique Toys Are One of the Top Five Collectible Items
• Collecting Dolls
• Coin Collecting A Great Hobby For All Ages
• Collecting Action Figures

Collecting Vintage Postcards

Collecting Vintage Postcards Is The Third Largest Hobby!

Collecting vintage postcards is a much loved hobby enjoyed by people around the world. Postcards rank as the third largest collectable items in the world, only being surpassed by stamp and coin collecting! The proper name for postcard collecting is actually deltiolgy.

For years it was thought that postcards were first offered for sale at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois in May of 1893. These postcards depicted views of the Exposition and the surrounding buildings. They were sold as both advertisements and souvenirs. (more…)

Related Articles:

• No related posts

Categories

• Action figures
• Carnival glass
• Christmas
• Coins
• Die Cast Cars
• Dolls
• Fast Food Toys
• Fiesta
• Firearms
• Jewelry
• Lunch boxes
• McCoy
• Metal signs
• Pefume
• Photographs
• Postcards
• Recordings
• Stamps
• Toys