Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisMy wife and I frequent many Antique Shops. Our collecting habits are quite
"eclectic" (or is it electric). From irridescent glass, pottery, trains, stamps
lanterns, old tools, spinning wheels, antique cars, to BB cards.
Whatever, sends us down the path to a "Sentimental Journey". Not too long
ago, in California, I attended a show mainly dedicated to Post Cards. It was
well attended; and, I was amazed at what people were paying for postcards.
More interesting was talking with some of the collectors at the show and I'll
tell you, they're just as avid a collecting bunch as we are with BB cards. My
big purchase that day was a large colorful post card depicting the exact
1956 Ford Victoria I had in my senior year in HS. This cost me $10 for another
trip down memory lane.
All this to tell you guys, there is sentimental value in "dem der postcards",
and in particular Sports related ones, so we should be careful before we en-
gage in diminishing their collectible mystique.