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Comments2Views162Bookmarks1Likes0Arthur Thiele Signed Fantasy Monkeys
Though Arthur Thiele is mostly known for his fantasy cats, he did quite a few other animals as well. This fantasy monkey set is one of my favorites. I love the monkeys all dressed up in their finery. I guess the two on the outsides are chimpanzees, so ... -
Comments6Views140Bookmarks6Likes3Creepy Crawlies - this time it's SPIDERS -- CONTEST ENTRY
A little bit of anthropomorphism too...
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Comments3Views69Bookmarks3Likes0Fishing Whoppers: Comic Fish Postcards -- Video This is a new video I made with linen comic fish postcards. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jj-1E5jS7o
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Comments3Views186Bookmarks4Likes0Cracker Jack Bears Postcards Checklist
"Sixteen Beautiful Post Cards, No Two Alike, (without this printing), sent Free to anyone who will mail us ten sides from Cracker Jack packages, reading, 'The more you eat, the more you want,' or mail us 10 c in silver or stamps and the side of one package. ...Answered ✓ 4 comments Most recent by JudyJuly 2012Advertising PostcardsTags: advertising fantasy bears -
Comments16Views130Bookmarks0Likes1Postcard Views from the Future
Enjoy this view of Pittsfield, Massachusetts "in the near future" from a fantasy Reichner tinted photogravure series.
Or this view of Granville, New York "in the near future" a fantasy real photo with many modes of transportation!
Do you have any other glimpses of the future from the postcard past? ... -
Comments1Views176Bookmarks2Likes0Fantasy Cats of Maurice Boulanger
Above: Artist Signed Boulanger, French K.F. Editeurs Pub. Ser. #585, Used 1904
At the present time no one appears to have discovered much information about the French artist Maurice Boulanger (pronunciation: http://www.forvo.com/word/boulanger/) or his cat postcards. The definitive French catalog Neudin, in its 1991 Illustrateurs edition, says merely Boulanger, ... -
Comments27Views587Bookmarks1Likes0Lemon Squeezer Postcards & Valentines‹12›
Hi - my name is Bobbie & I'm new to this forum. I collect vintage postcards from Bluffton, SC, and any postcard or Valentine tht features a juice squeezer (reamers) or talks about lemons, limes or oranges and being squeezed. Although these are limited topics we've collected quite ... -
Comments20Views919Bookmarks1Likes0Do You Have A Jackalope Postcard?
I read a blog about jackalope postcards today that got me thinking about jackalopes. It said "If you're a postcard collector there's a good chance you've got one or two jackalopes packed away." The post has trivia about jackalopes and information about Bob Petley, a postcard publisher and ... -
Comments14Views172Bookmarks0Likes1Does postcard solve ghost riddle?
"One of Shropshire’s most sensational mysteries – the spooky riddle of “The Wem ghost” – may at last have been solved by eagle-eyed Shropshire Star reader Brian Lear."
"Brian spotted an eerie similarity between a girl standing in the street in a 1922 postcard of Wem and the young ...Answered ✓ 15 comments Most recent by PostcardCollectorApril 2012Hobby NewsTags: views fantasy macabre -
Comments13Views390Bookmarks0Likes2Fantasy Exaggeration Postcards
"William H. Martin of Ottawa, Kansas, is considered to be the best at producing exaggerated postcards. His work featured huge ears of corn and peaches, a giant rabbit being tracked by a car, and pumpkins uprooting a farmstead."
"Martin's photography studio began experimenting with trick photography around 1908. He ... -
Comments5Views231Bookmarks0Likes0Swedish Easter Witches
In Scandinavia, witches are a symbol of Easter rather than Halloween like in the United States. Near Easter time small girls dress up as cute little witches and go door to door in search of sweets.
Easter witches on Scandinavian postcards are usually seen flying on brooms and are ...6 comments Most recent by PostcardCollectorApril 2012Holiday PostcardsTags: fantasy swedish holidays easter -
Comments19Views370Bookmarks1Likes1April Fish or Poisson D'avril
Poisson D'avril! (April Fish?) Of course this is French for April Fools' Day, dating back to the 16th century when Charles IX, followed the Gregorian Calendar, decreed Jan 1st as New Year's Day, rather than April 1st (Solstice). Those who didn't follow the new calendar were called "fools" ...20 comments Most recent by PostcardCollectorApril 2012Holiday PostcardsTags: holidays fantasy french -
Comments3Views141Bookmarks0Likes1Mushroom Headed Tomtebobarnen
"Tomtebobarnen is a fictional picture book, published in 1910 by Elsa Beskow (1874-1953). The book was written after a long stay at Liljendal in Ramsberg, Västmanland, Sweden."
"Any ideas in the book has a full page, and a short text written in rhymed verse. The book is about ... -
Comments4Views60Bookmarks0Likes1Help Identify Swedish Fairy Tale
Please help me identify this Swedish fairy tale series. The cards are artist signed Rolf. The little golden baby things on top of the rock have crowns and tails. What are they?
I have quite a few more that I can share in a few days, but I ...Answered ✓ 5 comments Most recent by PostcardCollectorMarch 2012Ask QuestionsTags: fantasy fairy-tale swedish -
Comments6Views194Bookmarks0Likes0Mainzer-Like Cat Postcard Question
Hello everyone! While trying to research these cards on my own, without much luck, I came across this site and I am so happy to be here,YAY! I have 6 of these Alfred Mainzer look alike cat postcards but the cards are signed on the lower lefthand corner, ... -
Comments0Views89Bookmarks0Likes0Alice In Wonderland: You are old, Father William
Alice In Wonderland, A. & C. Black series #80, “Yet you balance an Eel --”, used in the 1920s.
"You Are Old, Father William" is a poem by Lewis Carroll that appears in his book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It is recited by Alice in Chapter 5, "Advice from ... -
Comments10Views53Bookmarks0Likes0My Favorite Vegetable Set
This one is a modern Halloween set by Flying Rabbit... It combines 2 of my favorite PC subjects... Halloween and anthropomorphic veggies plus the artwork is gorgeous! 11 comments Most recent by mlmtf6November 2011Holiday PostcardsTags: fantasy publishers holidays halloween -
Comments2Views465Bookmarks0Likes0Fantasy Metamorphic Postcards (Risque)
"Metamorphic art cleverly catches your attention, transforming from one image into another right before your eyes; although, more accurately, it's "you" that changes, that is, your perception of the work."
Fantasy metamorphic postcards are an exciting and diverse topic to collect. Many have darker themes and subject matter, including ... -
Comments6Views57Bookmarks0Likes0Anthropomorphic Foods on Halloween Postcards
These two Clapsaddle Halloween postcards show lettuce and acorns, and both are relating to love. I call them my acorn heads and lettuce heads postcards. What Halloween postcards do you have with anthropomorphic foods on them besides pumpkins? I would never think to relate acorns and lettuce with ... -
Comments13Views98Bookmarks0Likes1Atlantic City Comic Cards
I just wrote about this card in my blog today and it made me think- does anyone have any cards like this from another city? This card shows three drunk men on the Atlantic City boardwalk, and I am pretty sure I have seen a similar one for ...
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