• Arcimboldo’s Seasons

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    Sadly, today, “name calling” is the preferred way to criticize one with whom you disagree, but it was not so in the sixteenth century. At that time, you painted a portrait of your adversary and put it in a public space. Arcimboldo was a master of that art.

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    Arcimboldo’s Seasons

  • Mixed Bathing at Weston-Super-Mare

    Mixed Bathing at Weston-Super-Mare

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    Beach and seaside locations are often seen on postcards that show amusement rides and the curiosities that make a place unique. But not so after William Ellam visited. He imagined dogs and cats mixed bathing and elephants snuggling on the beach. Cards that only Tuck would publish.

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  • Thomas Eakins: painter of Singers, Spinners, Musicians

    Thomas Eakins: painter of Singers, Spinners, Musicians

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    Over 500 paintings by the native Philadelphian, Thomas Eakins, hang in museums around the world. They are exacting images of friends, neighbors, and celebrities who made their “marks” on society and influenced the path of history.

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  • Wonderful Real Photo Postcards!

    Wonderful Real Photo Postcards!

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    It happens to every collector; unidentified faces make their way into our collections and then one day we realize how beautiful they are. Here are some examples that need no ID because the faces tell their whole story.

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Past Article

Bob Teevan
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Every collector has the same dilemma every time they leave home to find additions to their collection. Postcards collectors, however, have a slight advantage – we (or at least a very high percentage of us) know what we’re looking for. Perfect examples appear daily on the Internet Auction sites – surely you have found some bargains but there is always the $2 card someone wants to sell for $49.99.

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