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Welcome to Bobbie Skye’s Variety Shoppe!
Curator of Ephemera
ebay Seller Extraordinaire
Determining the value for vintage post cards is a subjective process.
As a deltiologist, I do my best to put a fair value on items at a bargain price!
I do careful research before listing an item in order to determine an honest price.
I determine the value of vintage post cards by
the age, the rarity, the condition, the publisher, and the interest of the postcard’s subject.
Take a trip down memory lane with the magic of a vintage picture postcard!
The postcard photos and images serve as a historical record of the past.
Evoking memories of time past and of how things used to be.
A truly historical look at our roots from a different time and age.
A vintage postcard is great for your scrap book
or
School projects!
Buy with confidence!
Money back guarantee if item is not as described!
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POSTCARDS FROM THE PAST 1960’s Photochrome Era Postcard Glossy Finish |
Bed of colorful
flowers. |
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Print Year |
1960’s |
Era |
Photochrome Era (1939-ongoing) “Chrome” postcards began to dominate
the scene soon after the Union Oil Company placed them in its western service
stations in 1939. Mike Roberts
pioneered his “WESCO” cards soon after World War II. Three-dimensional postcards also appeared
in this era. By 1960s, the standard
size of cards had grown to 4 x 6 inches. Photochromes are not real photos but
rather, printed cards done by a photochrome process. To distinguish a printed postcard from a
real photo postcard, examine it under a magnifying glass and you will see the
dot pattern that is characteristic of printed cards. |
Printer |
Printed by Plastichrome ® (1950-1992) Boston, Massachusetts Plastichrome
is a trade name for postcards produced by the photochrome process that were
published by Colourpicture. These cards are usually labeled P Series. |
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Colourpicture (1938-1969) A major publisher and printer of linen view-cards of the
United States. From the 1950’s they went on to publish photochromes and small
spiral bound picture booklets under trade name Plastichrome in the 1950's. |
Size |
Standard Size: 5
½ X 3 ½ / 14cm X 8.9cm |
Printing
Technique |
Photochrome
1939- 4-Color Process printing Full-color
images are created on the printing press by applying separate layers of the
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black inks (CYMK). Photochrome cards were both more
realistic looking and less expensive. Thousands of colors can be reproduced
by overlapping these CMYK colors in various concentrations. Applied as tiny
dots on the paper the four CMYK colors combine to create the visual
effect we know as full color printing. |
CONDITION |
Unused /Unposted Corners and edges in good condition. NO pinholes, creases, tears, smears, smudges, stains, or
mold. |
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I SHIP ALL Post cards, magazines, lithographs, cabinet portraits and posters
in protective acid free sleeves.
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Bobbie Skye
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