Old Postcard Help Needed

[dw171]

Picked up a stack of older postcards from an auction. Just trying to figure them out. I've been able to research a few, but others I can't find much. They all date from 1908(oldest I think?) - 1940?. Most are European, mainly French. There's at least 1 that's an original photograph postcard. It's of a cafe in Beograd(Belgrade), Serbia. I think that places it in the 1940s maybe pre war. Several of them have been stamped and mailed (not sure if that increases or decreases value, but sure adds a story to it). The big group of French ones in picture 8 I know are not worth much. I really like the German ones in picture 4. I've tried to match front/back pictures together. I didn't take pictures of the back on some of them, nothing to show on that side. The few I've been able to find online range $2-8 each. Are there any in here that would generate enough interest to be sold at auction on eBay as opposed to BIN? Thanks for any help.

 

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[boogeyman]

Give a look here. Postcards-Vintage | VintagePostcards.com: vintage, old, antique postcards for collectors. https://www.cardcow.com/ . That should get you started. I've got another one, but I have to get to my other puter for that one.

 

[Mackaydon]

"One man's trash is another man's treasure."
Give it a go on Ebay and see what happens.
Don....

 

[NHBandit]

Never had much luck with postcards but you might since they are foreign. US topics seem to only sell in the area where they were from and then usually a buck or two each. On the flip side I have used local post cards many times to discover new places to detect. Old fairgrounds I didn't know existed, etc. Even a whole town that's since disappeared. Example.. Here is Hill NH from a postcard view in the 1930s and a picture I took of the exact same spot today..

 

[boogeyman]

Never had much luck with postcards but you might since they are foreign. US topics seem to only sell in the area where they were from and then usually a buck or two each. On the flip side I have used local post cards many times to discover new places to detect. Old fairgrounds I didn't know existed, etc. Even a whole town that's since disappeared. Example.. Here is Hill NH from a postcard view in the 1930s and a picture I took of the exact same spot today..

Check the links I posted above. These and a few others will buy your post cards as a lot. I've never had to go as low as $3 - 4 when selling a lot of 30 or 40. Sheese, a buck or two, may as well start an album for the kids.

 

[diggummup]

Are there any in here that would generate enough interest to be sold at auction on eBay as opposed to BIN? Thanks for any help.

i don't see anything that need be listed at auction. Nice cards but common ones.

 

[Vintagehunter]

Hey I have some info on these, at least the ones from the first picture.
At Porte de Vanves in Paris there's an antique / vintage market - there are a few vendors that deal in these.
They go from about 2.50 to 6.00 euros depending on the date, stamp, condition and of course image.
For example I paid about 5 euros for a postcard of my town that featured a zeppelin in the sky.

As for the others not worth much unless it's a love letter.

Hope this helps

 

[villagenut]

Any RPPC card, (real photo post card) may generate more interest than a linen card. If you have street scenes or buildings that are from 1908 period, and they are RPPC then you may get a couple who may have some personal interest in the scene. Maybe their hometown, an old landmark, or just a before look at how the town has changed. Whatever the liking, it may mean a few more bucks in an auction setting. But again, it would have to be a card with a good scene, and a real photo card. It is certainly worth a try.