The Postcard Price Guide, 3rd Edition, A Comprehensive Reference [Paperback]

J. L. Mashburn (Author)

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This is the 3rd edition of The Postcard Price Guide, the most comprehensive postcard price guide available. It lists thousands of prices representing millions of cards, mixed equally between U.S. and Foreign, from 1893 through 1980. It contains 16 big chapters listing and illustrating Artist-Signed (with many near complete checklists of their works), Fantasy of all types, Color and Real Photo Nudes, Greetings, Sets and Series, U.S. and Foreign Views, Real Photos, Topicals of all kinds, Transportation of all types, Baseball, etc., Roadside America, Expositions, Santas, Halloween, and much more. It is a super book for both collectors and dealers worldwide and contains 512 pages and over 635 beautiful images. It was written and compiled by J.L. Mashburn, a collector-dealer-historian with over 35 years experience in the hobby. -- Book Description

About the Author

J. L. Mashburn is a former chemist and Chemical Laboratory Manager.

Product Details

• Paperback: 511 pages
• Publisher: Colonial House Pr; 3rd edition (February 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885940033
• ISBN-13: 978-1885940032
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #749,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #37 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Antiques & Collectibles > Postcards

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For people collecting artist-signed postcards...., April 14, 2000

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This review is from: The Postcard Price Guide, 3rd Edition, A Comprehensive Reference (Paperback)

If you are interested in collecting artist-signed, fantasy, and greetings-type postcards, as is the author of this book, you will find more than 350 pages of this book devoted to your hobby. If you are interested in collecting postcards showing town views, real photo, and roadside America -- a much more popular hobby, as shown by the major auction websites -- you will find only about 30 pages devoted to your hobby. There is an 8-page introduction useful for all collectors.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you only pick one, pick this one..., February 28, 2000

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Laura Haggarty (Northern KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Postcard Price Guide, 3rd Edition, A Comprehensive Reference (Paperback)

Between my mother and I, we've been collecting postcards for over 40 years (we also sell them on Ebay). Mashburn's excellent reference is the first book we recommend to people who ask us for a reference on postcard collecting. It is organized well, filled with important history and information, and has thousands of pictures and prices to guide the new and the seasoned collector. If you only buy one book about postcards, this is the one to buy.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars . . . packed full of postcard information!, February 7, 1998

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[e-mail] (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Postcard Price Guide, 3rd Edition, A Comprehensive Reference (Paperback)

This is a wonderful reference source and price guide for postcard collectors. It is packed full of postcard information compiled from experienced dealers and collectors.

As a beginning postcard collector, you will need to fully study this guide and understand the way the material is categorized before you use it at any PC Collector Shows & Auctions. It is not always user friendly ~ it may require a considerably amount time of hunting through several of the book's categories before you find your information. Same goes for matching the photos displayed on the book's page and finding it's related information in the text!

Keep your previous J. L. Mashburn Postcard Price Guides. This Third Edition of THE POSTCARD PRICE GUIDE contains all new photos and does not repeat the photos from the previous additions.

I recommend that you purchase J. L. Mashburn's Third Edition of THE POSTCARD PRICE GUIDE. It is worth the investment!