Tag: rare postcards

  • The Mansfield Bar

    The Mansfield Bar

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    The press said Jayne Mansfield was decapitated when her car rear-ended a semi. It wasn’t true, but a movement arose to put safety bars on the rear of every truck. And they’re called . . .

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  • Poster Postcards Part VIIII Tre Conti

    Poster Postcards Part VIII

    I Tre Conti

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    One of the most fascinating features of posters is how they communicate a great deal of information in very few words. The featured card for this episode of In A Few Words is to be a true test of this principle of communications. The card has only three words on it, repeated in translation to six because…

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Past Article

Bonnie Wilpon
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Collectors! Do you remember the first time you bought a repro postcard and didn’t mean to? I do! It’s not a good feeling. Here are some tips and pointers on how to be sure you’re paying your hard-earned money for the real thing.

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