January 21, 2025
Tag: samplers
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Samplers vs Completists
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In a continuing debate – ongoing for nearly twenty years – one of my dearest postcard friends and I have wondered, “When collecting sets of postcards, which is better, being a “sampler” or being a “completist.” For the sake of debate, we define a sampler as someone who collects any piece of a set without…
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September 3, 2024 3 Comments
In Louis Comfort Tiffany’s obituary in the New York Times (Jan.18,1933) are the words, “He was among the best known of American artists.” He was! And not only as a painter and watercolorist; he was also known for his work in glass. Worldwide, collectors and modern art enthusiasts were clamoring to own a piece of his work. His famous windows on postcards are still popular.