Tag: Comstock Censorship

  • Anthony Comstock, September Morn, and the Fillmore

    Anthony Comstock, September Morn, and the Fillmore

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    “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech” is part of the first amendment of the U. S. Constitution. It went into effect on March 4, 1789. Historians are unable to agree when the first debate over censorship started, but we all know it will never end. Postcards are part of that…

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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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