Postcard News from Courthouse
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Vol. 3, No. 4, June-July
2007
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This issue has a great new feature articles from Tom Garnhart, author of
the WWII Comic Postcard Checklist, and lots of information on upcoming postcard shows. We
hope you this issue informative and adding to your interest
in postcards and postcard collecting. Let us know if you have ideas
for upcoming articles or contributors.
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Postcard News from Courthouse
Square Newsletter here.
The new book Colorado
History: Insights and Views Through
Postcards
by Charles
Harbert is now available, see
details below for order information.
CourthouseSquare.net has the Robert
Bogdan/Tod Weseloh new book, REAL PHOTO POSTCARD GUIDE, The
People's Photography, see details and order
instruction
below.
Place your order today for the Lyn
Knight Postcard and Paper Auction Catalogue! Auction was held May
23,24,25, in Lenexa Kansas. Click
here for Catalog Order Details, $25 ppd U.S. addresses, including
prices realized.
Get out to a Postcard Show....it'll do you
good!
NEW!!Free Classifieds, see below for
details!
UPCOMING SHOW - EVENT
INFORMATION
(Show Promoters, see info
below for listings in our Postcard News from Courthouse Square -Show
Calendar, $15 for 12 issues or until show date)
Lake County Discovery Museum and
Greater Chicago Productions
Summer Postcard
Show
Friday Aug 3, 10am till 6
pm
Saturday Aug 4, 10 am till 4
pm
Admission is free with Museum
Admission
Call 847-968-3400 for more
information
Lake County Discovery
Museum
Route 176 and Fairfield
Rd
Wauconda IL
www.LakeCountyDiscoveryMuseum.org
(see our ad below)
Summer Springfield Missouri
Postcard and Paper Show and
Sale
Lamplighter
Inn-North
Friday Aug 24, 10 AM to 6 PM (Early Bird
at 9am)
Saturday Aug 25 , 2007 , 10 AM to 4
PM
I-44 at Glenstone Exit 80A, next to Cracker
Barrel
2820 N Glenstone (host motel reservations
800 707 0326)
Springfield
Missouri
postcards@courthousesquare.net
St Louis Gateway
Postcard Club
Show, Collinsville IL
Friday Aug 31, 10am - 6pm
Saturday Sept 1, 9am - 4
pm
VFW Hall
1234 Vandalia, Collinsville
IL
25 Dealers Food Available on
Site, Free Admission, Free Parking, Free Appraisals. Bring copy of
this email for $10 shopping voucher drawings.For Information Contact
Tom Snyder, 618-531-4189, THE.SNYDERS@CHARTER.NET
See article and ad below
for more information.
Jim Taylor and CourthouseSquare.net presents
Fall Dallas Metro
Postcard
Show and Sale
Friday, Sept 21, 2007,
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Early Bird available at
9:00am)
Saturday, Sept 22, 2007
10:00AM to 4:00 PM
NOTE:THIS IS A FRIDAY-SATURDAY
SHOW
Southfork Hotel
(formerly Fred Harvey
Hotel)
Hwy 75, 1600 North Central Expry
Exit 29 (east)
Plano, TX
Admission $2(for both days)
Plenty of Free Parking, great area restaurants and lodging
Special Early Bird Admission($5) available at 9:00 am Friday
Special Postcard Show Hotel Rate available, ask
1-972-578-8555
Hello Paree! Series
In cataloging postcards of WWII, we’ve limited listings either to those produced by American publishers or to those done elsewhere but featuring (and being marketed to) American GI’s. One such intriguing but difficult to find series in this second caretory is entitled the “Hello Paree!, produced by the Parisian publisher Artistiques Parisiens. The series title, however, appears only on the original wrapper. The artist for each of the eight cards is Jean Dejoux. They measure 6” by 4.25”, on a beige stock, and brightly colored. Each depicts GI’s interacting with French women. Captions are bilingual, with the English being the most prominent and the French below, clearly indicating that marketing was aimed at the GI’s.
Inscriptions on the cards are as follows:
A Beautifull (sic) view of France
Hello! France
Victory Kiss
Welcome to France
Other subjects were titled Merry Go Round, No More Cigarettes, But so Many Kisses!, Petting Party, Gentlemen Prefere (sic) Blondes!
Each of these cards pays tribute to GI’s, presumably for the liberation of Paris. It shows them in friendly interaction with the young women of the city. The series is difficult to find. They are a wonderful bit of our cultural and political history.
One might expect to pay between $40 and $80 each from a knowledgeable dealer.
A new article from Dr. Thomas O. Garnhart,
author of the Checklist
of Curt Teich Linen Comic Postcards
and Comic
Postcards of WWII
(Editors note: It was great to get to visit
with Tom at the Lyn Knight Auction and the Kansas City Postcard Show
in May. We look forward to seeing and hearing his presentation of the
program at the Wichita International Postcard Show and Sale in
October....jim)
Postcard Club Members, send us information on your clubs, submit articles on club events, we'll include them in the Postcard News from Courthouse Square.
Lyn
Knight Postcard & Paper Auctions (Del's Paper
Treasury)
ORDER YOUR CATALOG
TODAY!!!!
Real
photo postcards, photography, printed postcards, posters, covers,
broadsides.
BIG
NEWS FROM LynKnightAuctions.com: First Huge Auction was held May
23,-24-25.
Click
HERE for Details!
Lyn Knight Auctions has long been a leader
in the fields of U.S. and World Paper Money. Since we hope to carry
our philosophy of auctions to further the postcard and paper
collectibles fields, we are pleased to announce that Susan Brown
Nicholson has joined our team as Managing Director of postcard
auctions.
NEW!
Colorado
History: Insights and Views Through
Postcards
by Charles
Harbert
This is the first Colorado postcard book in
many years and the most comprehensive in terms of the scope of images
and its historical content. The new 315-page book contains 275
high-quality color and black and white images of towns and people
throughout the state. Written with historical themes, it includes
chapters on Mining, Agriculture, Small Towns, Denver, Tourism, Fun
Times, Hard Times, Postcard Photographers, and portfolios on
Occupations and People of Colorado. It also includes helpful
appendices on the history and dating of postcards as well as the nuts
and bolts of postcard collecting. The book contains many outstanding
images of street scenes, store fronts, interiors, railroad depots,
mining, horse drawn wagons, baseball, brewery, Indians, etc. This is
a highly desirable book for any collector of postcards. It is
available in both soft cover and leather-bound, limited-edition
hardback copies.
Charles (Chuck) Harbert, a member of the
Wichita and Denver Post Card Clubs, began his working life as an
organic chemist at Pfizer. He is one of the inventors of Zoloft, the
world's leading antidepressant drug. Since retiring in 1999, Dr.
Harbert has devoted more time to the study of postcards and
history.
Order Now!! Soft $50.00, plus $5
shipping.
Limited Edition Hard Cover $175.00, plus $5
shipping.
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Real Photo Postcard
Guide
The People's Photography
Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh
September 2006 Syracuse University Press
Cloth $39.95, plus $5 shipping.
8 1/2 x 11, 288 pages, 367 black-and-white
photographs, appendixes, bibliography, notes, index
"I would not be suprised if this book becomes a bible for serious
collectors of real photo postcards." -- Bruce Nelson, The Postcard
Collector
From the end of the nineteenth century through at
least a third of the twentieth century, Americans became avid
consumers and collectors of an incredible number and range of photo
postcards. The Real Photo Postcard Guide is an informative,
comphrehensive, and practical treatment of this photographic genre.
Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh draw on extensive research and
observation to address all aspects of the photo postcard from its
history, origin, and cultural significance to practical matters like
dating, purchasing, condition, and preservation. Celebrating both
their artisitc and documentary value, the authors bring to light
photo postcards as marvelous pieces of Americana and a vital part of
our photographic legacy.
* Illustrated with over 350 stunning photographic
postcards taken from archives and private collections from across the
country.
*Reveals the ways in which photographic postcards
document the social history of America including everything from
patriotic homecomings to race riots, lynchings, and natural
disasters.
*Several chapters devoted to technical
considerations of production, characteristics of superior images,
collecting categories, and methods of research for dating photo
postcards and investigating their photographers.
*Three extensive appendices devoted to dating
cards and photographer's biographies.
*A must for collectors, dealers, curators,
historians, and anyone interested in the visual documentation of
early 20th century America.
Robert Bogdan is Distinguished Professor
Emeritus of Social Science at Syracuse University. He is the author
of many books including Exposing the Wilderness: Early
Twentieth-Century Adirondack Postcard Photographers and Adirondack
Vernacular: The Photography of Henry M. Beach, both published by
Syracuse University Press. Todd Weseloh was the librarian/archivist
at the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse and has been an active collector
of postcards since 1976
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Cloth $39.95, plus $5 shipping.
(above is cover
scan)
* 70+ pages, 8 1/2 x
11 *2400 detailed
listings *Over 200 Large Letter included
*Index of every card by
inscription*Index of artist
*Over 110 publishers
included *More than 100
color illustrations (thumbnails)
*"Unidentified" publishers
described
This new checklist titled Comic Postcards of
WWII has been in the works for the past year, and is ready to go. It
also includes large letter military linens. This new and updated list
includes considerably more data than previous resources. A
helpful feature of this new publication is an index of cards by the
inscription on the cards face that indicates the name of the
publisher. Since many cards are difficult to identify, this is
of great help to the collector. Color illustrations are included
to define the style of various publishers, including previously
unidentified publishers. This list has been authored by Dr. Thomas O.
Garnhart, author of the popular Checklist of Curt Teich Linen Comic
Postcards. $29.95 plus p/h. Click
here for order info.
or order now from CourthouseSquare.net,
using Paypal
Checklist
COMIC POSTCARDS OF
WWII- $29.95 + $5 p/h
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Checklist
of Curt Teich Linen Comic Postcards
by
Thomas O.
Garnhart
The Checklist
of Curt Teich Linen Comic
Postcards is the first
definitive and systematic cataloging of linen comic postcards by this
quality printer and publisher. Amidst the growing popularity of
linens, it is a valuable resource for both collectors and dealers.
Some 1548 detailed entries list cards in order of the production.
Value ranges are provided to identify the comparative
desirability/rarity of each postcard. Detailed information is given
about each entry, including inscriptions, series names, and
indicators of which are WWII related and which are black racial
stereotypes. $24.95 + p/h visit
this link for details and scan of cover.
Use Paypal, Order Now from
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Now Available from
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Samuel
L. Schmucker: The Discovery of His Lost Art
Jack Davis and Dorothy
Ryan
2001 Olde America Antiques
Publ.
Soft Cover, $49.95, plus $5
shipping.
9 x 12, 192 pages, more than
150 full-color illustrations,and more.
The first biography and study
of Samuel Loren Schmucker (1879-1921), considered by most to be
the best American postcard artist from the Golden Age of
postcards, circa 1898-1915. Schmucker overcame the challenge of
crippling polio to study drawing and painting at the Pennyslvania
Academy of the Fine Arts from 1896-97 and 1898-99 and at the
Howard Pyle Institute at Drexel. His classmates and associates
included Maxfield Parrish, Jessie Willcox Smith, Frank Schoonover,
Stanley Arthurs, and N. C, Wyeth, among others. This book also
tells the story of the discovery of Schmucker's lost art. Jack and
Susan Davis discovered eighty-eight paintings by Samuel L.
Schmucker for the Detroit Publishing Company, 1905-06. Half of
these paintings were published as postcards in 1907, and half are
unpublished images. This is the largest collection in the world of
original postcard art from the Golden Age. The story of the
discovery involves the "Yellowstone Connection" of the famous
American pioneer photographer William Henry Jackson and the Haynes
family, photographers and concessionaires in Yellowstone National
Park. The book explores the relationship of W. H. Jackson and the
Detroit Publishing Company and how Jackson was instrumental in
saving Schmucker's paintings from destruction. This beautiful 9x12
coffee table book has more than 150 full-color illustrations and
is a must for any Schmucker or postcard collector.
- Out of print, much higher on
Amazon... buy it here, now, ready to ship!!
Order Now!! Soft Cover
$49.95, plus $5 shipping.
Here are some links to
some of our favorite postcard websites and ebay sellers. Be sure to
visit our website for images and more great postcard collecting
information.
For a complete
listing of the postcard shows produced by Jim Taylor and
CourthouseSquare.net visit
http://www.courthousesquare.net
Some great postcard
Auction sites include: (more to come!)
- Ebay, Ralph Bowman,
thousands of listings, click on thepapergallery2
05.06
- Playle, Ebay,
Skurfan Postcards, state views by the thousands, click on
/SKURFAN/
or seach seller id "skurfan" on ebay
05.06
- Ebay Ron from
Holland, click on GLOBALHISTORY
Views and Topicals Worldwide, every month 1000 plus cards in
auction. Email EURODELTIOLOGY@wanadoo.nl
05.06
- Ebay,
sebagopaper
great real photo postcards and other paper
05.06
Other Postcard Related Events and Sites
Postal History News from Jim Mehrer
Our friend Jim
Mehrer conducts bimonthly Postal History Mail Bid Sales
containing thousands of individually described covers and postcards.
Jim also offers a wide selection of reference literature titles and
storage supplies for collectors and dealers. To visit Jim Mehrer's
Postal History, click HERE.
--
Are you looking for
a postcard show or stamp show near you? Visit Jim Mehrer's Show
Calendar for Collectors of Stamps, Postal History and Postcards by
clicking HERE.
CLASSIFIED ADS -- Free,
send us your email classified.
----- I am
looking to buy pre-1930 Bailey Island Maine cards. I pay by
cash. Please scan to Rhubarb48@aol.com or mail approvals
to: Hannah Campbell, 1325 Robinson Avenue, Havertown, Pa.
19083
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I'm always buying better
U.S. Postal History material. What do you have for sale? Email Jim
Mehrer at mehrer@postal-history.com ... 06.06
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WANTED TO BUY: PRE-1950
VINITA OKLAHOMA POSTCARDS AND OTHER ITEMS. Jim,
jmtaylor@ipa.net....05.06
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FOR SALE: Newsletter
Classifieds, see below, or email for details
Classifieds@CourthouseSquare.net, Newsletter is Free, Classifieds are
inexpensive. 05.06
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WANTED TO BUY -
Veterinary Related Postcards & Trade Cards including the topics
of animal freaks, animal welfare, antivivisectionists, pet
cemeteries, rendering, lice, insecticides, pesticides and
parasitology. Trenton Boyd:
BoydT@missouri.edu 07.06
---
Wanted: Cold War
collectibles, Navy ship photos, bomb shelters, patches, Civil
Defense, weapon test photos, nuke related, email
postcards@courthousesquare.net
----
BUYER: We are always
buying collections and accumulations, all state views and topical
postcards, also travel, photos, brochures, movie, Hollywood, props,
costumes, stills, call Ralph, Paper Gallery, 1-760-749-9737,
ralph@papergallery.com 05.06
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WANTED "HALL PHOTO CO."
CARDS
I am working on a book
about the postcard photographer George E. Hall. He was in business
from 1906-1918 and worked exclusively in Stone and Taney Counties,
Missouri. He made approximately 900 real photo view cards of the
Shepherd of the Hills area which includes the towns of Branson,
Hollister, Galena and Reeds Spring. I am seeking examples of his work
and would like to purchase what you have. If you have something and
do not wish to sell then I would appreciate having a scan or a
photocopy of the image. This would help document our checklist of his
output. Contact: C. Trenton Boyd 09.06
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